skinless

adjective

skin·​less

1

: having no skin or casing

a skinless hot dog

2

: easily moved : sensitive

that … defenseless skinless creature

—Evelyn Whitehead

Word History

Etymology

Middle English skinles, from skin entry 1 + -les -less

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Rhymes for skinless

• sinless