Sunburnt

Quick meaning: Sunburnt is an adjective meaning (of human skin) Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.

Meaning

(of human skin) Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.

More Meanings

1. (of plants and other objects) Dried out by the sun's rays.
2. (of places or objects) Subject to the strong heat and/or light of the sun.
3. Resembling a sunburn in color.
4. simple past and past participle of sunburn

Example Sentences

[O]ut on to the bare hillside’s sunburnt grass

the well-remembered dusty road and sun-burnt fields

His face was sunburned bright red, and the skin of his ears was peeling.

You sunburnt sicklemen, of August weary, / Come hither from the furrow and be merry:

Word Forms

• sunburned

Synonyms for sunburnt

Depending on context, synonyms include unhealthy, sunburned.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unhealthy, burnt, sunbrowned, tanned, bronzed, bronze.

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