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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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
However, new analysis of genetic information recovered from cat skeletal remains at archaeological sites across Europe, the Middle East and Asia suggests that the domestic cats familiar today have far more recent origins and were not the first felines to live alongside humans.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
At that time, investigators found no clothing at the scene, but did discover some jewelry with the partial skeletal remains.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal. Accessed 11 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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