# skinned

Pronunciation: say "SKIND" /skɪnd/

## Adjective

1. Having skin of a specified color, thickness, or texture.
   - Simple: Having skin of a certain color, thickness, or feel.
   - _The portrait showed a dark-skinned woman in flowing robes._
   - _Thick-skinned varieties of grape resist bruising during transport._
2. Having the skin or a similar outer covering wholly or partly removed.
   - Simple: Having the skin or outer layer scraped or taken off, fully or in part.
   - _The cook tossed a few skinned almonds into the pan._
   - _A skinned rabbit hung in the cold larder, ready for the pot._
4. Possessing skin as the body's outer covering.
   - Simple: Having a soft skin covering over the body.
   - _Amphibians are skinned rather than scaled, and they can absorb oxygen through that surface._
   - _The biologist explained that these animals are skinned, with no plates or shells of any kind._
5. Covered with a thin membrane or film that resembles skin, such as the film on a cooling liquid.
   - Simple: Covered with a thin film or layer that looks like skin.
   - _Once the paint dried on top, the can's surface was skinned but still wet underneath._
   - _The simmering broth was skinned with a delicate film that the cook lifted away._
6. Stripped of one's money or property, left with nothing of value. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Left with no money or property after losing it all.
   - _The con artist left his victims utterly skinned, with empty wallets and worthless contracts._
   - _Three bad bets and she was skinned, unable to cover even the rent._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of skin. — simple past and past participle of skin
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of skin. Use this form for the action of taking skin off, done in the past.
   - _The chef skinned the salmon fillet with a single smooth cut._
   - _He skinned both elbows sliding across the gravel._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 4–5** — Formed from the noun "skin" plus the suffix "-ed" in the sense of "having".
**Meanings 2–3, 6** — From the verb "skin" ("to remove skin") plus the suffix "-ed", which forms past tenses.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/skinned (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).