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单词 overweathered
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overweatheredadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwɛðəd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɛðərd/
Forms: see over- prefix, weather v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, weather v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < over- prefix + weather v. + -ed suffix1. Compare later weathered adj.
rare.
Worn or damaged by exposure to the weather. Also figurative.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn > by action of weather
weather-beatena1547
overweathered1600
weather-worn?1609
weather-beat?1615
weather-bita1616
weathered1789
withered1794
weather-scarred1876
weather-roughened1897
1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. vi. 18 How like the prodigall doth she returne with ouer-wetherd ribbs and ragged sailes leane, rent, and beggerd by the strumpet wind? View more context for this quotation
1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 7 My overweathered heart will be too cold To welcome Spring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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