skinned

adjective

ˈskind 

: having skin especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

dark-skinned

light-skinned

Examples of skinned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elphaba closes the closet, and the two women lean their heads against opposite sides of the door, weeping together one last time before Dorothy runs in and throws a (seemingly) lethal bucket of water on our green-skinned heroine. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025

The moment is an homage to the stage musical’s famous poster, a drawing of a woman in white whispering to a smiling green-skinned witch. —Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Every fall, farmers haul in thousands of tan-skinned Dickinson pumpkins, which are a smaller, denser, and sweeter variety than your average jack-o’-lantern. —Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025

Grande plays Glinda the Good Witch (originated by Kristin Chenoweth) while Cynthia Erivo portrays Elphaba, the Green-skinned protagonist (first played by Idina Menzel). —Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing skinned

• dark-skinned
• keep one's eyes skinned
• light skinned
• thick-skinned
• thin-skinned

Rhymes for skinned

• chagrined
• crosswind
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned

Medical Definition

skinned

adjective

ˈskind 

: having skin especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

dark-skinned