darkskinned

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A form of dark-skinned — Having a relatively dark skin.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivedarkskinned (comparative more darkskinned, superlative most darkskinned)

comparative more darkskinned · superlative most darkskinned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dark-skinned.

    [...] everyone involved and watching knew that there was no real competition. In all but two instances in silent days, the Anglo won the darkskinned senorita.

    1992, Richard, Alfred Charles, 1937-, The Hispanic image on the silver screen : an interpretive filmography from silents into sound, 1898-1935, page xxxvii
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    They left Urakayee alone to labor through the night when her time came and the darkskinned gardener was on night duty and he was directed by the keeper to check on the chimps in the night-house periodically.

    2004, Marcom, Micheline Aharonian, 1968-, The daydreaming boy, page 112

    Maude told Rose she could use Toby’s rifle and if they both shot at the same time no one would know which bullet hit the darkskinned man. Rose refused to let Maude shoot another man.

    2005, Collmann, Phyllis A, Rose's heart's decision, page 40
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APA

darkskinned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkskinned

MLA

“darkskinned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkskinned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkskinned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkskinned.

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