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sunbathed

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Well lit up by sunlight; brightly sunlit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • sunbathed landscape

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of sunbathe (“lie out in the sunshine”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Since the 1890s or earlier; figurative, conceiving sunlight as if it were a fluid that can bathe (immerse) something.

Since circa 1940; see sunbathe § Etymology.