angular
Americanadjective
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having an angle or angles.
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consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
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of, relating to, or measured by an angle.
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Physics. pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
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bony, lean, or gaunt.
a tall, angular man.
- Antonyms:
- rotund
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acting or moving awkwardly.
- Antonyms:
- graceful
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stiff in manner; unbending.
adjective
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lean or bony
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awkward or stiff in manner or movement
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having an angle or angles
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placed at an angle
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measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes
Other Word Forms
- angularly adverb
- angularness noun
- interangular adjective
- semiangular adjective
- subangular adjective
- subangularly adverb
- subangularness noun
- unangular adjective
- unangularly adverb
- unangularness noun
Etymology
Origin of angular
1590–1600; < Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul ( us ) angle 1 + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Generally speaking, it’s more angular, more acid, more morbid, more willing to let a protagonist stew in misery, more suspicious of sentiment than our comparatively genial homegrown brand.
From Los Angeles Times
The subjects are seated on sets that are celestial-looking in their angular bareness, and nearly all are photographed with ghostly shadows cast across their faces.
Her technique, with its fierce movements and angular shapes, became a mainstay of American modern dance and remains part of the curriculum at many dance academies worldwide.
The Harlem Renaissance produced stars like Aaron Douglas, shown here not in his famous murals addressing freedom, but in small, angular block prints illustrating Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Emperor Jones,” about a black murderer.
The musical numbers, such as they are, are riveting: bodies moving within the frame and around the camera with a mix of untamed energy and angular precision.
From Los Angeles Times
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