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(aŋ′gyo̵̅o̅ lər, -gyə-)

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having or forming an angle or angles; having sharp corners
measured by an angle: angular distance
with bones that jut out
without ease or grace: angular strides

Origin: L angularis < angulus, angle

Related Forms:

angularly adverb

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adjective

Having, forming, or consisting of an angle or angles.
Measured by an angle or by degrees of an arc.
Bony and lean; gaunt: an angular face.
Lacking grace or smoothness; awkward: an angular gait.
Rigid, stiff, and unyielding in character or disposition: “the cold, angular brand of materialism” (David K. Willis).

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Origin: Latin angulāris

Origin: , from angulus, angle

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Related Forms:

anˈgu·lar·ly adverb

anˈgu·lar·ness noun

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