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Meaning of 'skeletal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Skeletal [ a.]
- Pertaining to the skeleton.

Meaning of 'skeletal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . skeletal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton
Example in sentence:
  • skeletal bones;
  • skeletal muscles;
  • the skeletal system
2 . skeletal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example in sentence:
  • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys;
  • eyes were haggard and cavernous;
  • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration;
  • small pinched faces

Nearby Words:

skean skedaddle skedaddled skedaddling skee skeed skeel skeelduck skeelgoose skeet

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