angular

[ ang-gyuh-ler ]

/ ˈæŋ gyə lər /

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adjective

having an angle or angles.

consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.

of, relating to, or measured by an angle.

Physics. pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.

bony, lean, or gaunt: a tall, angular man.

acting or moving awkwardly.

stiff in manner; unbending.

Nearby words

anguilliform, anguine, anguish, anguished, anguishous, angular, angular acceleration, angular artery, angular cheilitis, angular curvature, angular deformation

Also angulose, angulous.

Origin of angular

1590–1600; < Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul(us) angle¹ + -āris -ar¹

ANTONYMS FOR angular

1 curved.

5 rotund.

6 graceful.

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Related forms

an·gu·lar·ly, adverban·gu·lar·ness, nounin·ter·an·gu·lar, adjectivesem·i·an·gu·lar, adjective

sub·an·gu·lar, adjectivesub·an·gu·lar·ly, adverbsub·an·gu·lar·ness, nounun·an·gu·lar, adjectiveun·an·gu·lar·ly, adverbun·an·gu·lar·ness, noun

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As she emerged from her teen years, she developed an angular face and striking cheekbones.
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Rei Kawakubo presented a collection filled with caged-dresses, angular capes, and hair that reached for the sky.
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Arrived at this point, he tried to draw the skirts of his dressing-gown over a pair of angular knees encased in threadbare felt.
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Note whether they are long or short, rounded or angular, wide or narrow.
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The letters were large and angular, not easy to read; but she puzzled them out.
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British Dictionary definitions for angular

angular

/ (ˈæŋɡjʊlə) /

adjective

lean or bony

awkward or stiff in manner or movement

having an angle or angles

placed at an angle

measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes

Derived Formsangularly, adverbangularness, noun

Word Origin for angular

C15: from Latin angulāris, from angulus angle 1

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Word Origin and History for angular

angular

adj.

1590s, from Latin angularis "having corners or angles," from angulus (see angle (n.)). Earlier in an astrological sense, "occupying a cardinal point of the zodiac" (late 14c.). Angulous "having many corners" is from mid-15c.

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