Sunbathed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sunbathe (“lie out in the sunshine”) form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Well lit up by sunlight; brightly sunlit. not-comparable

    "sunbathed landscape"

Example

More examples

"I haven't sunbathed in a long time."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Since circa 1940; see sunbathe § Etymology.

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