acned
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6.9
- adjective
- /ˈæk.nɪd/
:
con acné
- Sammy's acned face, as if he had fifty vaccinations on it, was covered in mounds and dents, with scared eyes, shaking his head.
Examples
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And, correct me if I'm wrong here, but weren't you outsmarted by an acned acrobat at the circus?
Fiction book (1995) -
If I could only raise my head from the pillow, metaphorically I must take off my woolly hat to whatever acned racist geek superhacker was using the stolen computer, and what software he must have written in anticipation.
Fiction book (1999) -
The acned teenager applied special cream to help clear his skin.
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She noticed that the acned areas on his forehead were red and inflamed.
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After starting a new skincare routine, he was hopeful that his acned skin would improve.
Synonyms
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2.5
Having many small raised spots on the skin, often on the face
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3.0
Skin with small raised spots
Skin with many small raised spots, often on the face
How Pimply
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acned comes from acne, which itself comes from an old Greek word meaning 'pimple' or 'skin spot'. So, acned simply describes skin that has pimples or small blemishes.