sunburnt

== English == === Alternative forms === sunburned === Etymology === From Middle English sunne brente, equivalent to sun +‎ burnt. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn.bɝnt/ === Adjective === sunburnt (comparative more sunburnt, superlative most sunburnt) (of human skin) Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays. (of plants and other objects) Dried out by the sun's rays. 1753, Arthur Murphy, The Gray’s-Inn Journal, No. 53, 20 October, 1753, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, Volume 2, p. 191,[2] The barren Heath, and the Sun-burnt craggy Soil appear with all those Softenings to the Eye, which Distance throws upon a Landscape; (of places or objects) Subject to the strong heat and/or light of the sun. Resembling a sunburn in color. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sunburnt simple past and past participle of sunburn