: having flesh especially of a specified kind
often used in combination
pink-fleshed
thick-fleshed

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It’s taken three American showrunners to give you a fully fleshed, complex character. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024 Every piece of his character and world is more fleshed out than the Joanne equivalent (only one of them has a last name). Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024 The remains range from fully fleshed bodies and those decomposing after several days in the desert, to the skeletons of migrants who have been missing for months. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024 The two characters are even more fleshed out in Season 2, picking up on the heels of the first season’s tumultuous finale, which saw Alicent putting her son Aegon on the throne, usurping Rhaenyra’s own claim after King Viserys named her heir. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fleshed 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fleshed was in the 15th century

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“Fleshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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