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. (figuratively) 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

Translations

angulaire

angular

anguleux

angular

eckig

hoekig

angolare

anguloso

angoloso

açısal

kantig

angular

winklig

γωνιακός

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.