skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
Examples of skeletal in a Sentence
The archaeologist found skeletal remains.
She was skeletal after her illness.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 8 Dec. 2025
Nile is skeletal like Jared Kushner; his thinness is foreboding, marking a disavowal of all that is sensual.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
In 2011, investigators discovered new skeletal fragments, along with the body of Jackson's 2-year-old daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, while combing a beachfront strip near Gilgo Beach as part of what would become an infamous investigation into women murdered in the area.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
As an even whiter, emptier canvas that's little more than a flat bed topped with a skeletal, open-air single-person cab, the IMV Origin could inspire even more solutions and configurations.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeletal
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈskel-ət-ᵊl
: of, relating or attached to, forming, or resembling a skeleton
skeletal muscles
the skeletal system
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