Definition of Sunburned

1. Adjective. Suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight.

Exact synonyms: Sunburnt
Similar to: Unhealthy

Definition of Sunburned

1. Adjective. Resembling a sunburn, usually in color. ¹

2. Verb. (past of sunburn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sunburned

1. sunburn [v] - See also: sunburn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunburned

sunbirds
sunblind
sunblinds
sunblink
sunblinks
sunblock
sunblocked
sunblocks
sunblush
sunbonnet
sunbonneted
sunbonnets
sunbow
sunbows
sunburn
sunburned (current term)
sunburning
sunburns
sunburnt
sunburst
sunburst pleat
sunburstery
sunbursts
suncap
suncapped
suncare
sunchoke
sunchokes
suncream
suncup

Literary usage of Sunburned

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Prince of India by Robert D. Manning (1998)
"His air is high and stately, perhaps even King-like; his features are regular; his complexion sunburned to a reddish copper hue; he has a thin beard, ..."

2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"summons (written). sun: -o»(nu.) akkar(nu.): sun ("scorcher"). sunburned ... be scorched, sunburned. kkar(vi.): be burned, scorched, sunburned. ..."

3. Panama Patchwork: Poems by James Stanley Gilbert (1908)
"Her hair in inky loops hung low, O'er a soldier's canvas coat, And a tattered shift yawned wide to show A short and sunburned throat! ..."

4. Tobacco Leaf, Its Culture and Cure, Marketing and Manufacture: A Practical by Joseph Buckner Killebrew, Herbert Myrick (1897)
"Sometimes there are also leaves blistered with red spots, or white specks, leaves also that are bruised and sunburned, or house burned. ..."

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