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

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

There, he threw out the weather-beaten remains of a wooden dining room table, several dining chairs, kids’ toys and a twin-size mattress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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

Drave, by contrast, was wiry and weather-beaten beyond his years, which were somewhere near thirty.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor