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skeletal

Letters that make skeletal

s, a, e, k, l, t are letters that make 'skeletal'

Words within skeletal

el, ETA, eta, LET, EL, let, AL, LE, Al, Ta are words within 'skeletal'

skeletal is an 8 letter word ending with l
skeletal is an 8 letter word starting with s

2 possible definitions for 'skeletal'

Skeletal as "of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton"

Under this definition, skeletal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of skeletal

skeletal system, frame, skeleton, systema skeletale are derivatives of 'skeletal'.

Pertain to skeletal

skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale pertain to 'skeletal'.

Example of skeletal used within this context

"the skeletal system", "skeletal bones", "skeletal muscles"

Skeletal as "very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold"

Under this definition, skeletal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bony, wasted, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched have the same meaning as 'skeletal'

Derivatives of skeletal

bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration are derivatives of 'skeletal'.

Similar to skeletal

thin, lean are similar to 'skeletal'.

Example of skeletal used within this context

"emaciated bony hands", "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys", "eyes were haggard and cavernous", "small pinched faces", "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"