: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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No number of skinned knees, broken bones, papercuts, and grease burns could hold a candle to the painful silence that followed.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2014, the blogging platform Tumblr created an era-defining look and was populated by photosets of skinned knees and ripped tights, cigarettes, Doctor Who gif sets, and plenty of moody song lyrics typewritten over stormy backgrounds.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The sisters were all light skinned and could pass well enough to perform on white theatrical circuits.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
The blue skinned, cigar chomping alien has superstrength and healing powers, and has fought both heroes and villains.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2014, the blogging platform Tumblr created an era-defining look and was populated by photosets of skinned knees and ripped tights, cigarettes, Doctor Who gif sets, and plenty of moody song lyrics typewritten over stormy backgrounds.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The sisters were all light skinned and could pass well enough to perform on white theatrical circuits.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
The blue skinned, cigar chomping alien has superstrength and healing powers, and has fought both heroes and villains.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinned. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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