skeletal — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)

adj

1

of, or relating to the skeleton

2

haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt

3

barebones, lacking elaboration

On the whole, Sidney Morris has given us sketchy characters that need more fine tuning than this production […] could give it. Only Holmberg seemed to dig deeply within himself to create a complete character from Morris' skeletal outline.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

external, muscular, responsible, soft, vascular

VERB + SKELETAL

causes, gave, looking, understand

SKELETAL + NOUN

appearance, fingers, legs, prostate, structure, system, tissue

ADV.

finally

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

cadaverous
emaciated
gaunt
haggard
pinched
wasted

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

On the whole, Sidney Morris has given us sketchy characters that need more fine tuning than this production […] could give it. Only Holmberg seemed to dig deeply within himself to create a complete ch

Wiktionary

02

I finally understand the skeletal system.

Tatoeba · #1269922

03

The skull is a skeletal structure.

Tatoeba · #8450048

04

His abstemious habits gave him a skeletal appearance.

Tatoeba · #10178903

05

Ziri was looking for skeletal remains.

Tatoeba · #10189464

06

The root chakra is responsible for the skeletal system, legs, prostate, lower pelvis, large and small intestines, and male genital organs.

Tatoeba · #10670786

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, skeletal is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.