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skimmed

skimmed

2.0
Milk or dairy product that has most cream and fat removed
  • adjective
  • /skɪmd/
  • UK
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  • The recipe calls for skimmed milk to reduce the fat content of the dish.

So for breakfast, you're going to have Special K with skim milk and a glass of orange juice.

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Examples

  • Can I get a vanilla iced latte with skimmed milk please and sugar free syrup?

  • We've got long life semi skimmed milk, which I've never had before.

  • is the cream and everything else that you could achieve in this world is the skimmed milk.

  • I prefer semi skimmed milk sugar for those of you with a sweet tooth.

  • The reason that cereal and skim milk is the worst breakfast in the world is because they claim to be healthy.

  • And I think that I don't see the harm in having low skimmed milk or semi skimmed milk versus whole milk.

    ZOE
  • So for breakfast, you're going to have Special K with skim milk and a glass of orange juice.

  • I enjoy my coffee with a splash of skimmed milk instead of cream.

  • For a healthier option, she chose skimmed milk for her cereal.

Synonyms

skim
vsskimmed
2.3

Milk with the cream removed

adds that the product contains very little fat

Antonyms

11 1.0

Milk that still has its natural fat, about three percent

Compounds

1 1.4

Milk with most cream removed so it has little fat

Milk with some fat removed so it has less fat than whole milk

How Fat

whole milk
11 1.0
skimmed
  • UK
2.0
nonfat
5 1.6

Surface Forms

skimmed positive

Morphology

skimmed = skim (transparent) = skim + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participial formation from the verb 'skim' meaning 'having had the cream removed', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Skimmed comes from the verb skim, which means 'to take off the top', like when you remove foam from soup. So skimmed milk is milk that has the cream taken off and has very little fat.