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Skinned vs Scratched - What's the difference?

skinned | scratched |

As adjectives the difference between skinned and scratched

is that skinned is having skin while scratched is produced by scratching.

As verbs the difference between skinned and scratched

is that skinned is (skin) while scratched is (scratch).

skinned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having skin.
  • Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin.
  • Having skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed.
    • My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skin)

    • scratched

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Produced by scratching.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (scratch)