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Skeletal  adj.  Pertaining to the skeleton.






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"Skeletal" Quotes from Famous Books



... wills it. Buddhas are good subjects; there is a certain genial rotundity not difficult to attain, and the pyramidal build of the idol is well suited to the material. You can start a Buddha, and hedge to make it a loaf of bread if the features are unsatisfactory. For slender objects a skeletal substructure of bent hairpins or matches is advisable. The innate egotism of the human animal becomes very conspicuous. "His tail is too large," says the lady with the fish, in self-criticism. "I haven't put his tail ...
— Certain Personal Matters • H. G. Wells



Words linked to "Skeletal" :   gaunt, haggard, skeleton, lean, skeletal system, skeletal frame, pinched, skeletal muscle, skeletal structure, cadaverous, emaciated, wasted



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