skeletal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /skəˈliː.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /skəˈliː.təl/ (Australia)
- /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈskɛl.ə.ɾəl] (General-American)
- [skəˈliː.tl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈskɛl.ɪ.tl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈskəˈliː.ɾəl] (Australia)
- [ˈskɛl.ə.ɾl̩] (General-American)
- [ˈskel.ə.ɾəl] (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈskel.ə.təl/ (Australia)
- /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From skeleton + -al.
Meanings
- of, or relating to the skeleton
- haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
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barebones, lacking elaboration
On the whole, Sidney Morris has given us sketchy characters that need more fine tuning than this production […] could give it. Only Holmberg seemed to dig deeply within himself to create a complete character from Morris' skeletal outline.
1983 August 20, Penny Landau, “The Reality Around Us: Two Gay Plays”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 17:
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Comprising only the base structure of a building, etc.
After the bombing, only the skeletal remains of the city could be seen.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sceletal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most skeletal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more skeletal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dermoskeletal · nonskeletal · neuroskeletal · periskeletal · hydroskeletal · visceroskeletal · endoskeletal · faciocutaneoskeletal · cytoskeletal · skeletalize · nucleoskeletal · neuromusculoskeletal · skeletalism · hyposkeletal · extraskeletal · dentoskeletal · oculoskeletal · carboskeletal · Eiken skeletal dysplasia · diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis · skeletal muscle · myoskeletal · skeletal fluorosis · skeletalization · odontoskeletal · cranioskeletal · preskeletal · chondroskeletal · skeletal age · skeletal eroding band · skeletality · cardioskeletal · musculoskeletal · oculofacioskeletal · exoskeletal · skeletal soil · skeletal system · skeletally · skeletal animation · intraskeletal · skeletal-muscle pump · episkeletal · osteoskeletal · askeletal · skeletal formula
Translations (27)
ro scheletic (haggard) · mi puanga (haggard) · it scheletrico (of, or relating to the skeleton) · ca esquelètic (haggard) · fi luiseva (haggard) · fi skeletaalinen (of, or relating to the skeleton) · be шкіле́тны (of, or relating to the skeleton) · tl pangalansay (of, or relating to the skeleton) · pt esquelético (of, or relating to the skeleton) · ia skeletic (of, or relating to the skeleton) · fi ylimalkainen (barebones, lacking elaboration) · vo bomemik (of, or relating to the skeleton) · de skelett- (of, or relating to the skeleton) · ca esquelètic (of, or relating to the skeleton) · de Knochen- (of, or relating to the skeleton) · tl kalansayin (of, or relating to the skeleton) · fr squelettique (of, or relating to the skeleton) · de Skelett- (of, or relating to the skeleton) · fr squelettique (haggard) · es esquelético (haggard) · fi luuranko- (of, or relating to the skeleton) · de skelettal (of, or relating to the skeleton) · mi o te kōhiwi (of, or relating to the skeleton) · es esquelético (of, or relating to the skeleton) · ro scheletic (of, or relating to the skeleton) · cs kosterní (of, or relating to the skeleton) · fi riutunut (haggard)