skeletal vs cadaverous

skeletal and cadaverous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skeletal	No	Yes	No	No
cadaverous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, skeletal and cadaverous are synonyms defined as:

skeletal and cadaverous: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Other synonyms of skeletal include emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, wasted.

skeletal (adjective)	cadaverous (adjective)
of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton	of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold