skinned

adj — 5 senses

skinned

adj

/skɪnd/

Etymology From skin (noun) + -ed (“having”).

1

Having skin.

2

In compounds Having a specific type of skin.

Kiwi: Kiwi fruits are imported from New Zealand. Sometimes called Chinese gooseberries, these brown fuzzy-skinned fruits will be soft to the touch, like an avocado, when ripe. To serve this fruit, peel and slice.1969, “Guide to Buying Fruit”, in “Buying, Storing, and Preparing”, in Better Homes and Gardens Salad Book, New York, N.Y.; Des Moines, Ia.: Better Homes and Gardens Books, published 1970 (2nd printing), page 146, column 1:

3

Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin.

Derived terms: dark-skinned, light-skinned, onion-skinned, redskinned, shitskinned, thick-skinned, thin-skinned, tough-skinned, whole-skinned, yellow-skinned

skinned

adj

Etymology From skin (“to remove skin”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tenses).

1

Having skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed.

My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed.

2

Slang Stripped of money or property.

Derived terms: preskinned, unskinned
Related terms: peeled

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