Skeletal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Skeletal has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Adjective

of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

"the skeletal system"

"skeletal bones"

"skeletal muscles"

skeletal

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"

"eyes were haggard and cavernous"

"small pinched faces"

"kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard pinched skeletal wasted

of, or relating to the skeleton

"The skeletal remains found at the excavation site provided crucial evidence about the ancient tribe's diet."

Example Sentences

"the skeletal system" adjective

"skeletal bones" adjective

"skeletal muscles" adjective

"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys" adjective

"eyes were haggard and cavernous" adjective

"small pinched faces" adjective

"kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" adjective