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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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The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He is an associate professor and researcher in molecular skeletal biology at Lund University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

For decades, the site intrigued scientists because of unusual skeletal traits and the way the two individuals were laid to rest.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

She had been over the cholera for weeks, but she was still skeletal.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer