angular

adjective

an·​gu·​lar ˈaŋ-gyə-lər 

1

a

: forming an angle : sharp-cornered

b

: having one or more angles

2

: measured by an angle

angular distance

3

a

: stiff in character or manner : lacking smoothness or grace

b

: lean and having prominent bone structure

angularly adverb

Examples of angular in a Sentence

He has an angular face.

She's a tall, angular girl.

The house is low and angular.

Recent Examples on the Web

The truck has not been crash-tested, and its angular, stainless steel design has raised alarm among safety experts who say the car is not designed to absorb damage to its chassis and instead could transfer much of the impact force of a crash to passengers inside the car and in other vehicles. —Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024

Close-up photos reveal the helmet’s angular face opening, detailed engraving and mohawk-like top stripe. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024

The house showcases triangular shapes in its layout, offering unique, dynamic spaces with angular walls or partitions. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024

Narrow streets are layered in a tight series of switchbacks and lined by tall angular buildings, stilted houses wrapped in porches and picturesque ruins. —Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024

But that moniker could just as well describe her son’s strange, angular body of work, studded with sentences that feel both watchful and intimate. —Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024

The prominent angular structure of concrete and glass off the I-805 freeway was built in 2017. —Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024

Green was in his early fifties, angular and forthright. —Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

The modern design is composed of a series of angular areas around an exterior courtyard. —Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French angulaire, borrowed from Latin angulāris "situated at the corner, having angles or corners," from angulus "corner, angle entry 1" + -āris -ar

First Known Use

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing angular

• angular acceleration
• angular momentum
• angular velocity

Kids Definition

angular

adjective

an·​gu·​lar ˈaŋ-gyə-lər 

1

: having one or more angles : sharp-cornered : pointed

an angular mountain peak

2

: measured by an angle

the angular distance between two stars as observed from earth

3

: being lean and bony

an angular face

angularity

ˌaŋ-gyə-ˈlar-ət-ē

noun

angularly

ˈaŋ-gyə-lər-lē

adverb

Medical Definition

angular

adjective

an·​gu·​lar ˈaŋ-gyə-lər 

1

a

: having an angle or angles

b

: forming an angle or corner : sharp-cornered

2

: measured by an angle

angular distance

3

: relating to or having a chemical structure in which a component ring or group is attached at an angle and not in a straight line

an angular methyl group

4

: relating to or situated near an anatomical angle

the angular head of the levator labii superioris

specifically : relating to or situated near the inner angle of the eye

angularity

ˌaŋ-gyə-ˈlar-ə-tē 

noun

plural angularities

angularly adverb