skeletal
adjective
of, relating to, or like a skeleton.
Example Sentences
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Conversely, in skeletally mature players, the injury pattern shifts from the growth plates to the soft tissue.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
“The Silence” is even more bone-hard and skeletally spare than its predecessor, though its subject is considerably broader.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2020
With an ankle sprain, for instance, "In a child who's skeletally immature, the growth plate is just the weak link in the chain. And it could fracture or pull apart."
From US News ● Sep. 21, 2016
His face, all creases and hollows and dark shadows, is more skeletally angular than Elvis’s ever was, and he looks ravaged by anxiety in a way Elvis never did.
From Time ● Apr. 21, 2016
The skeletally slim are more apt to draw envy, and if you do play the skinnier-than-thou game you will be judged harshly if you gain an ounce.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2013
