Meanings
skinned1
- not comparableHaving skin.
- in compoundsnot comparableHaving 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
- not comparableCovered in a thin membrane resembling skin.
- not comparableHaving had the skin removed.
skinned2
- not comparableHaving skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed.
My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed.
- not comparableslangStripped of money or property; skint.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
skinned · verb, adjective
From skin (“to remove skin”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tenses).
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Cite this entry
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