barnacled English

Meaning barnacled meaning

What does barnacled mean?

barnacled adjective

— Crusted with barnacles.

— (figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.

— Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.

— Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.

— (figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.

— (figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.