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darkskinned

darkskinned is the alternative 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.

Forms of darkskinned

comparativemore darkskinned
superlativemost darkskinned

Questions about darkskinned

What is darkskinned the alternative form of?
Darkskinned is the alternative form of dark-skinned.

Words near darkskinned in the dictionary

  1. darkshippers
  2. darkside
  3. darksided
  4. darksides
  5. darkskin
  6. darkskinned
  7. darkskins
  8. darkslide
  9. darkslides
  10. darksom
  11. darksome

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