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Definition of skeletonlike
skeletonlike
/ˈskɛl.ə.tənˌlaɪk/
skel · e · ton · like
skeletonlike Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
4
• adjective
1
Resembling a skeleton; extremely thin, emaciated, or reduced to a bare framework.
Example
"In midwinter, the deciduous trees stood with bare, skeletonlike branches against the gray sky."
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Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Skeletonlike. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/skeletonlike