dark-skinned
adjective
: having a brown skin tone : having dark pigmentation of the skin
Uncle Shelton was a thin, dark-skinned black man with a sharp conk and a soft-spoken voice.—
Drew T. Brown III
Drew T. Brown IIIThe dark-skinned Aboriginals, thought to have migrated from mainland Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago, numbered 300,000 when the first British settlers arrived.—Seymour Topping
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Of course, dark-skinned Black women are historically stereotyped as aggressive even though Doechii’s urgent asks are relatively inoffensive in the grand scheme of celebrity misbehavior.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The gunman, described as a dark-skinned man with a green jacket, ran off and was last seen running south on Bushwick Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The suspect is described by cops as dark-skinned and 5-foot-5 and was dressed in black.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
The play, about two brothers, one dark-skinned, and the other with a complexion light enough to enable him to pass for white, drew Fugard his fifth Tony nomination for best play.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The gunman, described as a dark-skinned man with a green jacket, ran off and was last seen running south on Bushwick Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The suspect is described by cops as dark-skinned and 5-foot-5 and was dressed in black.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
The play, about two brothers, one dark-skinned, and the other with a complexion light enough to enable him to pass for white, drew Fugard his fifth Tony nomination for best play.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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