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weathered

[ weth-erd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
(of wood) artificially treated to seem discolored or stained by the action of air, rain, etc.
(of rocks) worn, disintegrated, or changed in color or composition by weathering. weathering.
Architecture. made sloping or inclined, as a window sill, to prevent the lodgment of water.

weathered

/ ˈwɛðəd /

affected by exposure to the action of the weather
(of rocks and rock formations) eroded, decomposed, or otherwise altered by the action of water, wind, frost, heat, etc
(of a sill, roof, etc) having a sloped surface so as to allow rainwater to run off
(of wood) artificially stained so as to appear weather-beaten
weathered garden furniture

First recorded in 1780–90; weather + -ed ²

So Good Wife fans have already weathered Josh Charles leaving.

It was a look which suited Kate much better and weathered the summery temperatures more effortlessly.

Perfume bottles and weathered papyrus replicas gather dust in the grubby window displays of the empty shops.

Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris.

It's a ghost town now, just a handful of weathered wooden buildings sagging beneath snow.

It was on the ground floor of the building, with a separate entrance, and a weathered name-plate on the door.

In the port lay fleets of great ships which had weathered the storms of the Euxine and the Atlantic.

She had been painted green, but the colour was faded and weathered, and the paint peeling off in strips.

The panic of 1857 had made sad havoc with the book trade generally, and those firms which weathered the storm were sorely pressed.

I believe we might have weathered them had we really made a serious effort to do so, but there was no need.

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