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

“The stuff that was there was so weather beaten, he couldn’t reuse it. So he brought me one of each of the pieces he needed and then I made copies of them,” Lougeay said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2017

We see Earnest in ill-fitting suits, duo colour weather beaten T-shirts, plaid shirts, Vans and a backpack.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2016

I extend my brown, weather beaten, fear induced sweaty palms to gun shop owners, law makers and advocacy groups, alike.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2016

They described the man as having a "weather beaten face" and an "outdoors look" about him.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2011

He found the house, a weather beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty a month, but at the last minute the firm ordered him to Washington and I went out to the country alone.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald