Skinned

//skɪnd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of skin form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having skin. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed. not-comparable

    "My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed."

  3. 3
    Having skin.; Having a specific type of skin. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "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."

  4. 4
    Stripped of money or property. not-comparable, slang
  5. 5
    Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having skin of a specified kind wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
all up withbeatbeatenbestedconfoundeddefeated

Example

More examples

"It had first been suggested that he be skinned alive, that lead be poured into his entrails and that he be let to starve."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From skin (noun) + -ed (“having”).

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

dark-skinnedlight-skinnedonion-skinned

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