Definition of Weathered
Weathered
weath·ered
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
worn out or damaged due to being exposed to the weather for a long time, or having such a worn or damaged appearance due to artificial treatment;
e.g. There was a huge weathered tree growing next to the school. Most of the furniture in the hunting lodge was made from weathered wood.
(verb)
changed the texture or appearance of something, often by wearing out its surface, as if it has been exposed to the weather for a long time, or became thus worn out or changed;
e.g. Their faces and limbs had been weathered and rough from spending so much time outside.
(verb)
survived a danger or difficulty;
e.g. With my help, she weathered the crisis and managed to learn something from it too.
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