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weather-beaten

American  
[weth-er-beet-n] / ˈwɛð ərˌbit n /

adjective

  1. bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.

  2. tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather.

    a weather-beaten face.


weather-beaten British  

adjective

  1. showing signs of exposure to the weather

  2. tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather

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Etymology

Origin of weather-beaten

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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Each year the birds must stay on platforms of floating ice for long enough to replace weather-beaten feathers with new, waterproof coats.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And ramshackle houses and fences hide behind thickets of weather-beaten manzanita and chapparal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

There was still a “For Sale” sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Mr. Balcomb was a cross between an old-school naturalist and a modern environmentalist, though he looked every bit the weather-beaten fisherman: stout, with a thick white beard and facial creases like canyons.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

She knew everyone and everything and she seemed to be everywhere at the same time, with her weather-beaten air, as though life had tossed her around for a long time.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie