: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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The album cover shows Ponthier in a red cowboy outfit walking into a dive bar, accompanied by a green-skinned alien version of themselves.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
An overnight dip into the high 20s easily damages thinner-skinned produce.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Trailers showing Erivo in full green-skinned Elphaba costume and Grande decked out in a sparkly pink G(a)linda gown have surely inspired new and old fans alike.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
An overnight dip into the high 20s easily damages thinner-skinned produce.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Trailers showing Erivo in full green-skinned Elphaba costume and Grande decked out in a sparkly pink G(a)linda gown have surely inspired new and old fans alike.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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 26 Oct. 2025.
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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