skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
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The archaeologist found skeletal remains.
She was skeletal after her illness.
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Its skeletal steel dome, erected on the spot where an Easter egg roll was held in the days of the republic, rises as high as the topmost arcade of the Colosseum, towering over the White House.
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Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
From the skeletal evidence, scientists with the lab constructed a DNA profile for the victim to develop new investigative leads for law enforcement, Othram said in a news release.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
About two years later, in July 2000, a researcher discovered human skeletal remains in a remote part of Olympic National Park, along the Sol Duc River, the National Park Service said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Burial practices inside stone cairns helped safeguard at least some skeletal remains from the elements.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for skeletal
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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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