of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones)骨骼的;骨瘦如柴的
Her body was skeletal (= very thin).她骨瘦如柴。
He suffered serious skeletal injuries in the accident.他在事故中骨头严重受伤。
used to describe something that exists in its most basic form轮廓的,最基本的,大概的
The newspaper report gave only a skeletal account of the debate.报纸只报道了辩论的大致情况。