skeletonised
/ˈskɛlətənaɪzd/
adjective
- Reduced to the basic or essential parts; stripped down to a minimal form.
- The company presented a skeletonised version of the report, with only the key findings.
- After the budget cuts, the team operated with a skeletonised staff of just three people.
- The architect showed a skeletonised model of the building, showing only the main structure.
- Having the bones exposed or reduced to a skeleton; resembling a skeleton.
- In the horror movie, the skeletonised figure rose from the grave.
- The desert sun had bleached the animal's remains until they were completely skeletonised.
- The archaeologists carefully uncovered the skeletonised remains of an ancient warrior.
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- Past tense of skeletonise: to reduce something to its essential or basic form; to strip down to a minimal structure.
- The editor skeletonised the long article into a short summary for the front page.
- They skeletonised the business plan to fit on a single page for the investors.
- The director skeletonised the script to focus only on the main plot points.
- Past tense of skeletonise: to remove the flesh from a body, leaving only the bones.
- In the lab, beetles were used to skeletonise small animal specimens for the museum.
- The forensic team carefully skeletonised the remains for study.
- Scavengers skeletonised the carcass within a few days.