skeletal
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/ / /skəˈliː.təl/ / [ˈskɛl.ɪ.tl̩]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English skeleton Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English skeletal From skeleton + -al.
- of, or relating to the skeleton
- haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English skeleton Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English skeletal From skeleton + -al.
- Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)