Skeletal meaning

What does “skeletal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“skeletal” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton.

skeletal

adjective

  1. of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

    “the skeletal system”

    “skeletal bones”

  2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

    “a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”

    “eyes were haggard and cavernous”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University