skeletal.
Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)
Meaning & usage
Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)
Where this word comes from
From skeleton + -al.
of, or relating to the skeleton
haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
barebones, lacking elaboration
Comprising only the base structure of a building, etc.
After the bombing, only the skeletal remains of the city could be seen.
Where this word comes from
From skeleton + -al.
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