weathered Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb face and withstand with courage
    brave out; weather; brave; endure.
    • She braved the elements
  2. verb cause to slope
    weather.
  3. verb sail to the windward of
    weather.
  4. verb change under the action or influence of the weather
    weather.
    • A weathered old hut
  5. adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
    weatherworn; weather-beaten.
    • a house of weathered shingles

WordNet


Weath"ered adjective
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
  2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.

Webster 1913