weathered

adjective

weath·​ered ˈwe-t͟hərd How to pronounce weathered (audio)
1
: seasoned by exposure to the weather
2
: altered in color, texture, composition, or form by such exposure or by artificial means producing a similar effect
weathered oak

Examples of weathered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thick, overgrown weeds began to swallow weathered headstones. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024 Made from a nourishing, ground sugar mixture of prickly pear cactus and lightly fragranced with the refreshing scent of tangerine oil, this scrub was a delight to our weathered skin. Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 Maternal mortality is a barometer of weathering’s contribution to excess deaths, as the physical stress of pregnancy is harder to withstand for a weathered body, while other manifestations of weathering often become life-threatening only after the reproductive ages. Arline Geronimus, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024 Beneath brick and rubble, Escobar said, contractors found several items covered in dirt and dust, including umbrellas, hats, empty bottles, a weathered shoe box and an old popcorn display. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 At Bricks and Horses, the focal point is a dramatic, four-foot-tall weathered steel sculpture by Don Drumm, depicting a pair of horses running wild and free. Linda Laban, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023 And a weathered stretch of blacktop provided by a Methodist church became her yard, her neighborhood and her safe place. Rukmini Callimachi Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023 Bathed in white and cream colors both inside and out and with guest rooms that feature four-poster beds in weathered woods, The Lake House also boasts an impressive eye for design. Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024 There are hints here and there of the island’s human past — a weathered wooden shack, an empty wine bottle, a gravesite, fragments of rubber tires, some old vehicle tracks. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of weathered was in 1789

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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathered. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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