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angular

[ ang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having an angle or angles.
  2. consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
  3. of, relating to, or measured by an angle.
  4. Physics. pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
  5. bony, lean, or gaunt:

    a tall, angular man.

    Antonyms: rotund

  6. acting or moving awkwardly.

    Antonyms: graceful

  7. stiff in manner; unbending.


angular

/ ˈæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

  1. lean or bony
  2. awkward or stiff in manner or movement
  3. having an angle or angles
  4. placed at an angle
  5. measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈangularly, adverb
  • ˈangularness, noun
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Other Words From

  • angu·lar·ly adverb
  • angu·lar·ness noun
  • inter·angu·lar adjective
  • semi·angu·lar adjective
  • sub·angu·lar adjective
  • sub·angu·lar·ly adverb
  • sub·angu·lar·ness noun
  • un·angu·lar adjective
  • un·angu·lar·ly adverb
  • un·angu·lar·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of angular1

1590–1600; < Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul ( us ) angle 1 + -āris -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of angular1

C15: from Latin angulāris, from angulus angle 1
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Example Sentences

The McLaren is a low-slung angular spaceship packed with power.

His angular, expressive face and bald head simultaneously project wit, wisdom, curiosity, delight, and dead seriousness.

His design for Jurong Town Hall, which now houses Singapore’s Trade Association Hub, is angular and sleek, a fitting design for a key engine of the country’s modern economy.

The placements were “rounded and organic,” a massive departure from conventional chip designs with angular edges and sharp corners.

Since the pandemic, he’s embraced his more angular, experimental side in collaborations with FKA Twigs and Headie One.

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You, too, will be zipping along to the angular guitars and zigzagging, herky-jerky vocals.

Traditional coach seats gave the illusion of comfortable padding but were angular, not reflecting body shapes.

He has a long white beard and a massive angular nose that could be the work of Gutzon Borglum.

As she emerged from her teen years, she developed an angular face and striking cheekbones.

His angular cheeks, thick glasses, and carefully combed hair incarnate elegance, vision, and, unfortunately, personal agony.

He was tall, angular, and emaciated, and his features were cast in a most irregular mould.

Conglomerate, containing angular fragments of yellowish-grey quartz-rock, in a base of compact epidote.

Angular and bony, with slightly stooped shoulders, his face is a mass of minute wrinkles seamed on yellow parchment.

Angular debris fallen from above varying in thickness from one to ten feet.

He had not taken the precaution to remove from his couch a number of angular stones, which did not by any means conduce to sleep.

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