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Skeletal

SKEH-luh-tuhl

/ˈskɛlʌtʌl/

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skeletal

Dictionary meaning

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.

Examples

  • The skeletal system.

Synonyms: bony

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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