skinned

adjective

ˈskind How to pronounce skinned (audio)
Synonyms of skinnednext
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
light-skinned

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This is a yellow-skinned variety. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 June 2026 Police described Tann as about 6 feet tall, fair-skinned with a tanned complexion and waist-length blondish/brown locs. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Look for eggplants that are smaller and immature, that are firm, smooth-skinned and heavy for their size — full-size and puffy ones can be bitter and have harder seeds. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for skinned

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of skinned was in the 15th century

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skinned

adjective
ˈskind How to pronounce skinned (audio)
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned

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