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weathered

weathered adjective: worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc. Also the simple past and past participle of weather.

Adjective

weathered (comparative more weathered, superlative most weathered)

  1. Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
  2. Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.
    • Near-synonym: pitched
    Synonyms:
    pitched
  3. (figuratively) experienced
    • In this scene Lupita, the neophyte, is counselled by more weathered professionals about the rules and regulations of whoring.1980, Journal of Spanish Studies: twentieth century, volume 8, Kansas State University, page 95

Also used as

weathered is also the simple past and past participle of weather.

Examples of weathered in a sentence

  • Their relationship had weathered some rocky times, but they loved each other.
  • Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.
  • Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.

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Synonyms of weathered

Forms of weathered

comparativemore weathered
superlativemost weathered

Phrases with weathered

Questions about weathered

What does weathered mean?
Weathered means worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
What part of speech is weathered?
Weathered is an adjective.

Words near weathered in the dictionary

  1. weathercockish
  2. weathercocks
  3. weathercocky
  4. weatherdeck
  5. weatherdecks
  6. weathered
  7. weathered a point
  8. weathered out
  9. weathered the storm
  10. weatherer
  11. weatherers

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