sunburnt /ˈsʌn.bɝnt/ adjective4 •Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.You sunburnt sicklemen, of August weary, / Come hither from the furrow and be merry: — 1610 •Dried out by the sun's rays.The barren Heath, and the Sun-burnt craggy Soil appear with all those Softenings to the Eye, which Distance throws upon a Landscape — 1753 •Resembling a sunburn in color.The van was painted a sunburnt brown. •Subject to the strong heat and/or light of the sun.So my dear Charles, you are at length […] arrived in our little sun-burnt island? — 1790 formsmore sunburnt · most sunburnt