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skeletal

How many syllables in skeletal?

  3 syllables

Divide skeletal into syllables:   skel-e-tal
Stressed syllable in skeletal:   skel-e-tal
How to pronounce skeletal:   skel-i-tl
How to say skeletal:

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Synonyms for skeletal


1 syllable
  • gaunt
  • thin
2 syllables
  • bony
  • scrawny
  • wasted
  • deathlike
  • skinny
3 syllables
  • very thin
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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