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skeletal
[ skel-i-tl ]
/ ˈskɛl ɪ tl /
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Definition of skeletal
adjective
of, relating to, or like a skeleton.
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Origin of skeletal
First recorded in 1850–55; skelet(on) + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM skeletal
skel·e·tal·ly, adverbnon·skel·e·tal, adjectivenon·skel·e·tal·ly, adverbpseu·do·skel·e·tal, adjectiveWords nearby skeletal
skeezy, skeg, skeif, skeigh, skein, skeletal, skeletal system, skeleton, skeleton car, skeleton in the closet, skeletonize
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