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darkest-skinned

darkest-skinned is the superlative form of dark-skinned.

Meaning of dark-skinned

Adjective

dark-skinned (comparative darker-skinned, superlative darkest-skinned)

  1. Having a relatively dark skin.
    • "They are only fit for muck, they are; and they smell bad enough for it already." Job, it will be perceived, was no admirer of the manners and customs of our dark-skinned brothers.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Antonyms:
    light-skinned
  2. Of a black person, having relatively dark-colored skin.

Questions about darkest-skinned

What is darkest-skinned the superlative form of?
Darkest-skinned is the superlative form of dark-skinned.

Words near darkest-skinned in the dictionary

  1. darkest hearted
  2. darkest timeline
  3. darkest-eyed
  4. darkest-haired
  5. darkest-hearted
  6. darkest-skinned
  7. darkey
  8. darkeye
  9. darkeyes
  10. darkeys
  11. darkfall

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