angular

Meaning

Adj

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.
4. Measured by an angle.
5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. Sharp and stiff in character.
8. Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Noun

A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Synonyms

angulate

bony

angled

gaunt

awkward

zigzag

irregular

lanky

scraggy

cornered

scrawny

rugged

sharp-edged

tortuous

twisting

harsh-mannered

sharp angle

sharp-cornered

angle

ang

dogleg

intractable

lank

osseous

plane

pointed

quadrangular

quadrilateral

rectangular

rough

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: angular

In summary

From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.