: having flesh especially of a specified kind
—often used in combination
pink-fleshed
thick-fleshed
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The fleshed out costume design by Caroline Duncan makes the worlds of the characters expansive.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise, equal parts mettle and dazzle, erupts with a fully fleshed lead performance that should finally bring him his just due as an actor, while Jack Nicholson forges a terrific performance as an ironpants militarist.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise, equal parts mettle and dazzle, erupts with a fully fleshed lead performance that should finally bring him his just due as an actor, while Jack Nicholson forges a terrific performance as an ironpants militarist.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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
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“Fleshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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