"skeletonlike" meaning in English

See skeletonlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more skeletonlike [comparative], most skeletonlike [superlative]
Etymology: skeleton + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skeleton|like}} skeleton + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} skeletonlike (comparative more skeletonlike, superlative most skeletonlike)
  1. Like a skeleton.
    Sense id: en-skeletonlike-en-adj-oz~FSb0W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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