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[ ang-gyuh-ler ] / ˈæŋ gyə lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR angular ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving 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. Origin of angular1590–1600; <Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul(us) angle1 + -āris-ar1 ANTONYMS FOR angular1 curved. 5 rotund. 6 graceful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR angular ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM angularan·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 Words nearby angularAnguilla, anguilliform, anguine, anguish, anguished, angular, angular acceleration, angular artery, angular cheilitis, angular curvature, angular deformation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for angularYou, too, will be zipping along to the angular guitars and zigzagging, herky-jerky vocals. The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Traditional coach seats gave the illusion of comfortable padding but were angular, not reflecting body shapes. Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST As she emerged from her teen years, she developed an angular face and striking cheekbones. The Famous Parents Modeling Club|Erin Cunningham|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST His angular cheeks, thick glasses, and carefully combed hair incarnate elegance, vision, and, unfortunately, personal agony. The Making of Fashion Legend Yves Saint Laurent|Sarah Moroz|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for angular
adjectivelean 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 forms of angularangularly, adverbangularness, nounWord Origin for angularC15: from Latin angulāris, from angulus angle 1 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 Words related to angularjagged, skinny, bony, lanky, rangy, gaunt, crooked, crossing, forked, oblique, slanted, zigzag, bifurcate, cornered, akimbo, crotched, divaricate, intersecting, skewed, staggered |