: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
light-skinned
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The bare legs with skinned knees will haunt me.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Americans have been skeptical of brown-skinned people since the days of the Alamo, always fearful Latinos are one step away from insurrection and thus must always be subjugated.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The Spanish had dubbed the island’s Muslim population Moro, making no linguistic distinction between them and the dark-skinned populations of northwest Africa.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That's a load of actives, so this serum may not be the best for sensitive-skinned folks.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Americans have been skeptical of brown-skinned people since the days of the Alamo, always fearful Latinos are one step away from insurrection and thus must always be subjugated.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The Spanish had dubbed the island’s Muslim population Moro, making no linguistic distinction between them and the dark-skinned populations of northwest Africa.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That's a load of actives, so this serum may not be the best for sensitive-skinned folks.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for skinned
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinned. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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