skeletal
adjective
Origin of skeletal
Related Words for skeletal
bony, emaciated, anorexic, cadaverous, drawn, famished, gaunt, haggard, lank, lean, scrawny, shrunken, skinny, thin, underfed, atrophied, attenuated, shrivelled, undernourishedExamples from the Web for skeletal
Contemporary Examples of skeletal
Once emblematic of American military muscle, the outposts are now skeletal shells.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban ValleyMatt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman
November 15, 2014
What stories the skeletal remains of our century will tell remains to be seen.
It wasn't until he got closer that he discovered it was the skeletal remains of a human being.
McCotter has only a skeletal staff that is still working on the basics.
Her skeletal remains were found 12 days later in the foothills near Los Angeles.
Historical Examples of skeletal
All skeletal formations belong to one or other of these systems.
Form and FunctionE. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
We decide, then, to keep the skull as part of the skeletal foundation.
Practical TaxidermyMontagu Browne
There may have been some differences in the skeletal and muscular structure.
Man And His AncestorCharles Morris
We cannot accept the skeletal formation as a fundamental structure of the plasm.
The Wonders of LifeErnst Haeckel
The skeletal structures found in Balanoglossus are all endoskeletal.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds