squelettique

French

Un buste squelettique.

Etymology

From squelette (“skeleton”) +‎ -ique (forms adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skə.lɛ.tik/, /skə.le.tik/
• Homophone: squelettiques
• Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

squelettique (plural squelettiques)

1. (relational) skeleton, skeletal

   un muscle squelettique ― a skeletal muscle

2. (figuratively) skeletal, emaciated

   Synonym: rachitique

   une maigreur squelettique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (figuratively) barebones

Further reading

• “squelettique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.