weather-beaten

[ weth-er-beet-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

adjective

1. showing signs of exposure to the weather
2. tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather

Word History and Origins

Origin of weather-beaten¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

After being displaced from their homeland, Silvia and her mother move into the Morningside, a weather-beaten luxury apartment building in “Island City,” a sinking version of New York in the middle of all-out climate collapse.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

The dune shacks of Truro and Provincetown have long stood apart from the Cape’s soaring real estate market as weather-beaten symbols of a bohemian past and a rich literary and artistic heritage.

From New York Times

It only take 10 minutes to drive from end to end, but it is not insular and there's a sense this rugged, weather-beaten landscape bears more than its fair share of our national weight.

From BBC