Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
skele-tal-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Pertaining to the skeleton.

adv

In a skeletal manner; like a skeleton.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From skeletal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more skeletally (comparative) most skeletally (superlative)

Questions

What does skeletally mean?
Pertaining to the skeleton.
Where does skeletally come from?
From skeletal + -ly.

How to pronounce skeletally

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