: having flesh especially of a specified kind
often used in combination
pink-fleshed
thick-fleshed

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And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning. Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025 But Monday, the City Council gave final approval to the fully fleshed out requirements. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025 Some of these witches existed previously in the Marvel Universe, but their stories were not exactly fleshed out completely, so this was our opportunity to do that, which was very exciting. Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025 There’s really no sense of any particular care or passion in the sequel, which frequently feels like the hurried Wikipedia plot summary of a more fleshed-out film that doesn’t actually exist. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fleshed

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fleshed was in the 15th century

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“Fleshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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