angular

[ang-gyuh-ler]

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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.

Also angulose, angulous.

Origin of angular

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

Related formsan·gu·lar·ly, adverban·gu·lar·ness, nounin·ter·an·gu·lar, adjectivesem·i·an·gu·lar, adjectivesub·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

Antonyms for angular

1. curved. 5. rotund. 6. graceful.

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Related Words for angular

jagged, skinny, bony, lanky, rangy, gaunt, crooked, crossing, forked, oblique, zigzag, bifurcate, cornered, V-shaped, akimbo, divaricate, skewed, staggered, awkward, gangling

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Contemporary Examples of angular

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Historical Examples of angular

His listening attitude had a sort of angular and sorrowful grace.
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He had a smooth, angular face, black hair and black, penetrating eyes.
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The spores in some species are even and in others, rough and angular.
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British Dictionary definitions for angular

angular

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

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.