wind-lashed
Whipped by gales
Wind-lashed describes something battered or whipped by strong winds.
The term appears most often in descriptions of harsh landscapes and weather: wind-lashed cliffs, a wind-lashed coastline.
It conveys exposure and punishment by the elements, suggesting a place or thing that endures relentless battering.
Damaged by repeated blows
- buffetedStruck repeatedly, jostled
- whippedStruck repeatedly, or defeated
- scouredCleaned by hard rubbing
- strippedHad coverings removed
bare · unsheltered · unprotected · open · vulnerable · windswept · blasted · pummeled
Severe sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- gustsSudden bursts of air
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
howling · roaring · driving · turbulent · cyclonic · typhoon · hurricane · monsoon
Harshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
relentless · merciless · stinging · sharp · raw · frigid · chilling · severe
battered
Damaged by repeated blows
- buffetedStruck repeatedly, jostled
- whippedStruck repeatedly, or defeated
- scouredCleaned by hard rubbing
stripped · bare · unsheltered · unprotected · open · vulnerable · windswept · blasted · pummeled · assailed
gale
Severe sustained wind
bluster · howling · roaring · driving · turbulent · cyclonic · typhoon · hurricane · monsoon · nor'easter
biting
Harshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
brutal · relentless · merciless · stinging · sharp · raw · frigid · chilling · severe · punishing
eroded
Gradually degraded by elements
cracked · peeling · ravaged · weatherworn · scoured · aged · grooved · pitted · furrowed · seasoned
cliffs
Steep natural rock walls
coastline · moorland · headland · plateau · tundra · outcrop · rockface · scree · terrain · promontory