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.

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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

Years of hard work have left him weather-beaten and broken.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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

Inside Kerouac’s weather-beaten knapsack and wrapped in a newspaper, Mr. Lord recalled, was a manuscript that Kerouac handed gingerly to him.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

The place itself was windowless, weather-beaten, and abandoned.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green