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   An·gu·lar

   /ˈaNGɡyələr/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of an object, outline, or shape) having angles or sharp corners: "angular chairs" Similar sharp-corneredpointedV-shapedY-shapedforkedbifurcateOpposite roundedcurving
   • ▪ (of a person or part of their body) lean and having a prominent bone structure: "her angular face" Similar bonyrawbonedskin-and-bonesleanrangysparethinlankyspindlyskinnygauntscrawnyscragglyinformal:looking like a bag of bonesanorexicanorecticdated:spindle-shankedrare:gracilemacilentOpposite plumpcurvy
   • ▪ (of a person's way of moving) not flowing smoothly; awkward or jerky: "his movements were stiff and angular"
   • 2. denoting physical properties or quantities measured with reference to or by means of an angle, especially those associated with rotation: "angular acceleration"
   • 3. located in or relating to one of the houses that begin at the four cardinal points.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an astrological term): from Latin angularis, from angulus (see angle1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. angularity noun
   • 2. angularly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 8

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