skinned
adjective
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Definition of skinned
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination dark-skinned
Examples of skinned in a Sentence
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He was described as a light-skinned black or Hispanic male approximately 5 [feet] 6 inches to 5 [feet] 8 inches tall with a muscular build wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. — Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, "Attleboro police searching for masked gas station robber who may have fled to Rhode Island," 27 Aug. 2019 At nineteen he was assaulted at a night club by a mob of white sailors who thought that his light-skinned date was a white woman. — Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, "“How Does It Feel To Be a White Man?”: William Gardner Smith’s Exile in Paris," 11 Aug. 2019 The suspect is described as a light-skinned black male, in his 20s or 30s, approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 150-180 pounds, with a mustache. — Carroll County Times Staff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Police seeking suspect in armed robbery of Finksburg Jiffy Mart," 4 Aug. 2019 The publications, more often than not, featured light-skinned models, celebrities in many shades and stories focused on heterosexual and middle-class, nuclear families. — NBC News, "Ebony and Jet magazines transformed the narrative of black America. Now, their photo archive is up for sale.," 17 July 2019 In the row behind him, a boy with skinned knees and elbows watched the pulpit with his hands clasped behind his head. — Los Angeles Times, "Radical Baptist church preaches LGBTQ hate just miles from California’s Capitol," 2 Aug. 2019 Leather-skinned men in cowboy hats steer rickety horse carts while children in bonnets bounce in the back. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "An unlikely feud between beekeepers and Mennonites simmers in Mexico," 12 Apr. 2019 Those elements, combined with an awe-inspiring roster of dark-skinned black models, included a closing look worn by Naomi Campbell, which evoked tears from the audience and was met with industry-wide praise. — Scarlett Newman, Teen Vogue, "Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli on the Importance of Having a Voice in Fashion," 2 Apr. 2019 Then, two years later, a dark-skinned cop charged and sentenced to a long prison term for killing a white woman, followed by a record $20 million civil settlement to be paid by Minneapolis in the case. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: Mike Freeman returns to work — unbowed and ready for business," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skinned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for skinned
skinned
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of skinned
: having skin of a specified kind
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skinned
adjective
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Medical Definition of skinned
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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