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[ skel-i-tl ] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skeletal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, relating to, or like a skeleton. Origin of skeletalFirst recorded in 1850–55; skelet(on) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM skeletalskel·e·tal·ly, adverbnon·skel·e·tal, adjectivenon·skel·e·tal·ly, adverbpseu·do·skel·e·tal, adjectiveWords nearby skeletalskeezy, skeg, skeif, skeigh, skein, skeletal, skeletal extension, skeletal muscle, skeletal system, skeletal traction, skeleton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skeletalOnce emblematic of American military muscle, the outposts are now skeletal shells. Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST What stories the skeletal remains of our century will tell remains to be seen. War! What Is It Good For? A Lot|Nick Romeo|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST It wasn't until he got closer that he discovered it was the skeletal remains of a human being. Headless Torso Found in Venice Lagoon|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST McCotter has only a skeletal staff that is still working on the basics. 2012’s Invisible Candidate|Michelle Cottle|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Her skeletal remains were found 12 days later in the foothills near Los Angeles. A Serial Killer's Final Victims?|Christine Pelisek|January 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST In our study we examined 4151 preserved frogs, 93 skeletal preparations, 88 lots of tadpoles and young, and six lots of eggs. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman The principal structural characters effected were in the postcranial anatomy, especially in the skeletal and muscular systems. Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell The mesenchymal tissue between the mesothelium and the ectoderm forms the mass of the skeletal, muscular and vascular systems. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington These have the form of minute rods, needles or hairs, and are aggregated into feathery and spherulitic forms or skeletal crystals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various The muscular mechanisms used by the singer and speaker are of the skeletal variety. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
Words related to skeletalbony, emaciated, anorexic, cadaverous, drawn, famished, gaunt, haggard, lank, lean, scrawny, shrunken, skinny, starved, thin, underfed, withered, atrophied, attenuated, shrivelled |