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weather-beaten

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weath·er-beat·en (wr-btn)
adj.
1. Damaged or worn by exposure to the weather.
2. Lined or coarsened from being outdoors: a weather-beaten face.

weather-beaten
Adjective
1. tanned by exposure to the weather: a crumpled weather-beaten face
2. worn or damaged as a result of exposure to the weather
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.weather-beatenweather-beaten - tanned and coarsened from being outdoors; "a weather-beaten face"
toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
2.weather-beatenweather-beaten - worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
Translations

weather-beaten [ˈwɛðəbiːtn] adjcurtido
weather-beaten [ˈwɛðəbiːtn] adj [person] → hâlé(e); [building] → dégradé(e) par les intempéries
weather-beaten [ˈwɛðəbiːtn] weather adj [face] → vom Wetter gegerbt; [building, stone] → verwittert
weather-beaten [ˈwɛðəbiːtn] adj [person] → segnato/a dalle intemperie; [building] → logorato/a dalle intemperie


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Kirke, with a shade of disappointment on his dark, weather-beaten face; "I never heard the name before.
I stared at her weather-beaten side heeling steeply towards me; and then she passed out of my range of view.
His weather-beaten and handsome face, his portly presence, his shirt- fronts and broad cuffs and gold links, his air of bluff distinction, impressed the humble beholders (stevedores, tally clerks, tide-waiters) as he walked ashore over the gangway of his ship lying at the Circular Quay in Sydney.
 
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