Angular

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having, forming, or consisting of an angle or angles.
  • adj. Measured by an angle or by degrees of an arc.
  • adj. Bony and lean; gaunt: an angular face.
  • adj. Lacking grace or smoothness; awkward: an angular gait.
  • adj. Rigid, stiff, and unyielding in character or disposition: "the cold, angular brand of materialismā€ ( David K. Willis).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Relating to an angle or angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as in, an angular figure.
  • adj. Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
  • adj. Lean, lank, raw-boned.
  • adj. Ungraceful.
  • adj. Sharp and stiff in character
  • n. A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed.
  • adj. Measured by an angle.
  • adj. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character
  • n. A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having an angle or angles; having corners; pointed: as, an angular figure; an angular piece of rock; angular writing (that is, with the turns sharply pointed instead of curved).
  • Consisting of an angle; forming an angle: as, an angular point.
  • Measured by an angle; subtending an angle; having a divergence expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds: as, angular distance; angular velocity.
  • Of persons: Having or exhibiting protuberances of joint or limb; acting or moving awkwardly or as if in angles.
  • Stiff in manner; cranky; crotchety; unbending.
  • In astrology, placed in one of the four angles of a nativity.
  • n. In ichthyology, a small bone on the lower posterior corner of the articulare: same as angular bone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
  • adj. having angles or an angular shape
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    straight    curved   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sharp-cornered    pointed    lank    rawboned    ungraceful    cornered    sharp    edgy    abrupt    cranky   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bony    horizontal    jagged    triangular    thin    tall    irregular    sharp    precise    wiry