🧑‍🎤 With ink designs 🧑‍🎤 Marked with ink

tattooed

1 3.4

Having permanent ink designs on the skin

adjective
/təˈtuːd/

: tatuado

His arms are beautifully tattooed with intricate designs that tell a story.
tattooed man
tattooed strongman
tattooed lady

He stands there, dominant tattooed guy goes to the bathroom.

Examples

Do you think the Tattooed Woman was tattooed by headhunters in Borneo?

Water for Elephants (2011)
I have sort of doll hair tattooed all over my head.
And he said, well son, I want to get the hotel logo tattooed on my low back.
My nieces are both tattooed, and I do love them.

Blog text (30)
Their arms, shoulders and faces were also reported to be tattooed, a custom taken from the Turks.
She proudly showed off her tattooed skin, which featured a mix of flowers and geometric patterns.
Many people have their favorite quotes tattooed on their bodies as a form of self-expression.

Synonyms

tatted

vstattooed

Informal

8.7

Having many pictures or designs on the skin made with ink

refers to permanent ink marks on skin without implying many

Antonyms

bare

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

unmarked

43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

Idioms

screwed, blued and tattooed

Archaic

9.9

Being in very big trouble because of something you did

How Tattooed

tatted

Informal

8.7

tattooed

1 3.4

untattooed

1 4.4

Surface Forms

tattooed positive

Morphology

tattooed = tattoo (transparent) = tattoo + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'tattoo', so the adjective meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Tattooed comes from the Polynesian word tatau, which meant 'to mark' and was used when island artists tapped designs into the skin. So, to be tattooed is to have permanent marks on your skin.