skinned
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɪnd/
- Rhymes: -ɪnd
Etymology 1
From skin (noun) + -ed (“having”).
Adjective
skinned (not comparable)
- Having skin.
- (in combination) Having a specific type of skin.
- 1969, “Guide to Buying Fruit”, in “Buying, Storing, and Preparing”, in Better Homes and Gardens Salad Book, New York, N.Y.; Des Moines, Ia.: Better Homes and Gardens Books, published 1970 (2nd printing), page 146, column 1:
- Kiwi: Kiwi fruits are imported from New Zealand. Sometimes called Chinese gooseberries, these brown fuzzy-skinned fruits will be soft to the touch, like an avocado, when ripe. To serve this fruit, peel and slice.
- (in combination) Having a specific type of skin.
- Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From skin (“to remove skin”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tenses).
Verb
skinned
- simple past and past participle of skin
Adjective
skinned (not comparable)
- Having skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed.
- My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed.
- (slang) Stripped of money or property.