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weathery

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Accompanied by or featuring wind and/or precipitation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1960, Joseph Sargent Hall, Smoky Mountain Folks and their Lore, Asheville, NC: The Cataloochee Press, Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, Chapter 10, p. 67, Weather often means bad weather, a rain or snow storm: [...] one may hear: “There’s no need of you goin’ out, it’s so weathery.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stormy, windy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Worn or otherwise affected by weather; (of a person's features or body) showing signs of age or wear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: weathered

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Subject to frequent changes (of direction or fortune, for example).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: changeable, unpredictable, variable, volatile

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Lacking in flavour as a result of the leaves having been harvested during mid-season rains. (of tea)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From weather + -y.