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say it: SKEL-uh-tuhl
skeletal is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton". It is pronounced /ˈskɛlətəl/ — SKEL-uh-tuhl. It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton
“the skeletal system”
“skeletal bones”
“skeletal muscles”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
“a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”
“eyes were haggard and cavernous”
“small pinched faces”
“kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for skeletal come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.