weathered
adjective
weath·ered
ˈwe-t͟hərd 
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
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Its intentional distressing gives it a weathered look.
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The discovery began when a local fossil enthusiast noticed a fragment of bone jutting from the base of a weathered cliff along Dorset’s famed Jurassic Coast.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Brad Pitt, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2020)
In Quentin Tarantino’s alt-history fable, Pitt plays a steely stunt double equally adept at fixing TV antennas or dealing with the Manson Family, all with a grin on his weathered face.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The discovery began when a local fossil enthusiast noticed a fragment of bone jutting from the base of a weathered cliff along Dorset’s famed Jurassic Coast.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Brad Pitt, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2020)
In Quentin Tarantino’s alt-history fable, Pitt plays a steely stunt double equally adept at fixing TV antennas or dealing with the Manson Family, all with a grin on his weathered face.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weathered
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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathered. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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