weather-beatenness

English

Adjective

weather-beatenness (comparative more weather-beatenness, superlative most weather-beatenness)

  1. The quality of being weather-beaten.
    • 1947, John Masefield, New Chum, page 157:
      I had often noticed him in the morning cutter with Red Swab, and had been attracted by his look of charm, distinction, and weather-beatenness.
    • 1978, Guy Sircello, Mind and Art: An Essay on the Varieties of Expression, page 250:
      Nevertheless, it surely is not the case that the weather effects on the fence cause the weather-beatenness, that is, let us say, the dried and faded condition of the fence.
    • 2014, F. Dudley Hart, French's Index of Differential Diagnosis, page 279:
      The coloration of the nose, lips, ears, and palpebral conjunctiva is the chief feature of the facies in this malady, presenting an appearance which may be described as a combination of weather-beatenness, plethora, and cyanosis.
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