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1. skeletal
adjective. ['ˈskɛlətəl'] very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
Synonyms
- pinched
- haggard
- gaunt
- emaciated
- bony
- cadaverous
- thin
- lean
Antonyms
- valuable
- found
- hypertrophied
- rich
Etymology
- -al (English)
- skeleton (English)
- σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Skeletal
- accidental
- acquittal
- anecdotal
- anecdotal
- antal
- antle
- apostol
- aristotle
- artiodactyl
- austell
- austill
- avital
- bachtel
- bachtell
- bantle
- bartel
- bartl
- bartle
- bartol
- battle
How do you pronounce skeletal?
Pronounce skeletal as ˈskɛlətəl.
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Sentences with skeletal
1. Noun, singular or mass
Archaeological evidence -- coins in the mouths or hands of skeletal remains -- is very inconclusive.
2. Adjective
Cardiac muscle, found only in the heart, can stretch like visceral muscle and contract like skeletal muscle.