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sunkissed

sunkissed adjective: sunny (exposed to a high amount of sunlight).

Adjective

sunkissed (comparative more sunkissed, superlative most sunkissed)

  1. Sunny (exposed to a high amount of sunlight).
    • Now Greece is making it easier for the rich and famous to fulfill their dreams by preparing to sell, or offering long-term leases on, some of its 6,000 sunkissed islands in a desperate attempt to repay its mountainous debts.2010, Elena Moya, Greece starts putting island land up for sale to save economy
  2. Rendered warm or brown due to exposure from the sun.
  3. Having an attractive appearance from recent sun exposure, i.e. a slight tan, often a slight sunburn, and a radiant glow.
  4. (derogatory, euphemistic, offensive) Of black descent.

Forms of sunkissed

comparativemore sunkissed
superlativemost sunkissed
alternative formsun-kissed

Origin of sunkissed

From sun + kissed.

Questions about sunkissed

What does sunkissed mean?
Sunkissed means sunny (exposed to a high amount of sunlight).
What part of speech is sunkissed?
Sunkissed is an adjective.

Words near sunkissed in the dictionary

  1. sunker
  2. sunkers
  3. sunkest
  4. sunket
  5. sunkets
  6. sunkissed
  7. sunlamp
  8. sunlamps
  9. sunland
  10. sunlands
  11. sunless

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