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skeletal

[skel-i-tl] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl /
ADJECTIVE
wasted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bony emaciated
WEAK
atrophied attenuated cadaverous drawn famished gaunt haggard lank lean scrawny shriveled shrunken skin and bones skinny starved thin underfed undernourished withered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat heavy overweight plump

Example Sentences

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In earlier research, the same Leipzig team found that activating GPR133 with AP503 also improves skeletal muscle strength.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Now the creatures' skeletal remains appear to have been found in an Iron Age dig near Cordoba.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The study was published Dec. 15 in "Structural basis for simvastatin-induced skeletal muscle weakness associated with RyR1 T4709M mutation," in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

The skeletal hands dissolved back into the earth.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan