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

My perspective, staring directly into Lower’s hazel-green irises, framed by her angular cheekbones and copper bangs, is one viewers of Apple TV+’s Severance know well. —Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025

Straus was enterprising and handsome, with small round spectacles, an angular nose, and a coarse, peppery beard. —Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025

On Monday, Laurie McGrath paused to examine a multi-story mobile that fills an angular corner atrium spanning multiple floors. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025

The slim bezel and subdial-free face match perfectly with the angular, sharp slants and lines of the 40-mm case, which shines in stainless steel. —Andy Boxall, Wired News, 29 July 2025

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

Rhymes for angular

• quadrangular
• rectangular
• subangular
• triangular
• subtriangular

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