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skinned

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈskɪnd// UK //skˈɪnd// skinned Slang

adj. having lost the skin on a part of your body, usually from a fall or a scrape. It describes the red, raw feeling after a minor injury.

adj. having the outer layer of skin removed or abraded, typically resulting in a raw, painful surface. Often used predicatively to describe the state of a body part after a minor accident.


SIMPLE

My knee is skinned after I fell off my bike.

CONTEXTUAL

She applied some antiseptic cream to her skinned elbow before putting on a bandage.

COMPLEX

The young cyclist emerged from the crash with skinned knees and bruised pride, but otherwise unharmed.

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Etymology 1

From skin (noun) + -ed (“having”).

Etymology 2

From skin (“to remove skin”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tenses).

Usage

Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'feel'. Can also function as a past participle verb.

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