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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The ruling was intended to stop agents from targeting Home Depots and car washes and detaining brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking day laborers. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 In the comics, Sinestro was a former Green Lantern and mentor figure to Jordan, but the red-skinned alien flips and becomes one of Jordan’s greatest villains. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2026 Gwinnett County Police Department The wanted individual is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male who is in his late teens to early 20s. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The big twist was always going to make or break Sugar, Apple TV’s contemporary neo-noir starring Colin Farrell as a dapper, tender, classic Hollywood–loving private investigator who happens to be a blue-skinned extraterrestrial in human disguise. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 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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