skeletalPronunciation: /ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l, skəˈliːt(ə)l/Translate skeletal | into Italian Definition of skeletal adjective 1relating to or functioning as a skeleton:the skeletal remains of aquatic organisms very thin; emaciated:a small, skeletal boy clothed in rags 2existing only in outline or as a framework of something:a skeletal plot for a novelDerivatives skeletally adverb [as submodifier]:skeletally gauntskeletal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of skeletal in the US English dictionary