skeletal

noun

1. (informal)Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)

adj

1. of, or relating to the skeleton
2. haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
3. barebones, lacking elaboration

   “On the whole, Sidney Morris has given us sketchy characters that need more fine tuning than this production […] could give it. Only Holmberg seemed to dig deeply within himself to create a complete character from Morris' skeletal outline.”