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单词 skeletal
释义

skeletal

adjective

skel·​e·​tal ˈske-lə-tᵊl How to pronounce skeletal (audio)
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
skeletally
ˈske-lə-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce skeletal (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • cadaverous
  • emaciated
  • gaunt
  • haggard
  • wasted
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Example Sentences

The archaeologist found skeletal remains. She was skeletal after her illness.
Recent Examples on the Web An Ohio woman searching for her lost dog in the woods ended up stumbling upon a grisly discovery: the skeletal remains of a woman missing since 2017, according to police. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Until now, the oldest evidence of amputation was found in the skeletal remains of an elderly farmer in France, whose forearm had been amputated above the elbow some 7,000 years ago. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 The investigation takes Raquel to the Gardener Estate near Palo Alto, where skeletal remains have been uncovered, buried decades ago under a huge sculpture that is now being repositioned. Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Forensic anthropologists determined the skeletal remains were those of a white female, likely between the age of 10 and 15, but investigators could not determine her identity. Liz Kellar, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Authorities have positively identified skeletal remains found nearly four decades ago in Tennessee as belonging to a missing Indiana teenager. Gina Martinez, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 Tracy's skeletal remains were found April 3, 1985, in the Big Wheel Gap area of Elk Valley, the release said. Elizabeth Wolfe And Amanda Musa, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 And there could be more of the dinosaur's skeletal remains in the area, too. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 In total, five sets of skeletal remains have been discovered in Lake Mead since May. The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

skeletal

adjective

skel·​e·​tal ˈske-lə-tᵊl How to pronounce skeletal (audio)
: of or relating to a skeleton
skeletal muscles

Medical Definition

skeletal

adjective

skel·​e·​tal
ˈskel-ət-ᵊl, British sometimes ske-ˈlēt-ᵊl
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
skeletal structures
the skeletal system

skeletal

adjective

as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gaunt
  • haggard
  • bony
  • emaciated
  • cadaverous
  • starved
  • starving
  • hungry
  • boney
  • scrawny
  • skinny
  • lanky
  • thin
  • sinewy
  • lank
  • rawboned
  • wasted
  • scraggy
  • undernourished
  • underfed
  • wizened
  • withered
  • shriveled
  • spare
  • famished
  • shrivelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • healthy
  • beefy
  • burly
  • fleshy
  • brawny
  • husky
  • fat
  • corpulent
  • fit
  • hearty
  • rotund
  • obese
  • hale
  • plump
  • stocky
  • chubby
  • pudgy
  • overweight
  • thickset
  • tubby
  • heavyset
  • flabby
  • portly
  • soft
  • roly-poly
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