skinless

[ skin-lis ]

/ ˈskɪn lɪs /

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adjective

deprived of skin: a skinless carcass.

(of frankfurters or sausages) having no casing.

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Origin of skinless

First recorded in 1300–50, skinless is from the Middle English word skinles.See skin, -less

You could quickly sear a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or even make this with rotisserie chicken.
This take on bang bang chicken is spicy, sour and quick enough for a weeknight|Daniela Galarza|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts that are actually delicious and moist, rather than kind of dry and tasteless.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Ah, you're skinless," scoffed Mapfarity, throwing the most deadly insult known.
Rastignac the Devil|Philip Jos Farmer
Nobody else but the Skinless Devil has the prestige to make the people gather around him.
Rastignac the Devil|Philip Jos Farmer

I clapped till my hands were skinless, and so did Sir James Mackintosh, who was with me in the box.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. III|Thomas Moore
Only one other person knew that I was skinless, and she, alas, was skinless too.
The Debit Account|Oliver Onions
The certainty of the absorption by a growing, almost skinless, foetus of any nutritive material in which it is constantly bathed.
Simon Magus|George Robert Stow Mead