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as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat such that the bones are prominent in appearance
Her angular face emphasized her high cheekbones and strong jawline.
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as in jagged
having one or more angles
In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.
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Recent Examples of angular
Joseph, taciturn, with an angular face and the shadow of a mustache, was a commander in his father’s military.
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Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The star arrived for a photocall at the 2026 Berlinale on Monday with her usual shoulder-length waves, then walked the red carpet just hours later with a sleek and angular bob.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Holding a rattan beach bag and mesh black bag on her shoulders, Alba covered up with a pair of oversized black angular sunglasses, a black fringed skirt cover-up, and black sandals.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
One vintage seller is offering a set of five of these modern, angular chairs for a cool thousand dollars.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
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Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The star arrived for a photocall at the 2026 Berlinale on Monday with her usual shoulder-length waves, then walked the red carpet just hours later with a sleek and angular bob.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Holding a rattan beach bag and mesh black bag on her shoulders, Alba covered up with a pair of oversized black angular sunglasses, a black fringed skirt cover-up, and black sandals.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
One vintage seller is offering a set of five of these modern, angular chairs for a cool thousand dollars.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular
Adjective
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He is listed at 6-foot-2 and carries a noticeably slender frame, a physical deficiency that immediately became a target as a defender.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, girls tend to focus more on being thin and slender while boys may focus more on being muscular.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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These geckos live around karst rock formations — terrain shaped by limestone dissolution into caves, crevices and jagged outcrops.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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From Buffalo Grove, the district goes northwest on a jagged path through Mundelein, Fox Lake and into McHenry County.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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Berkshire reported a sharp decline in operating earnings for the fourth quarter, driven largely by weakness in its insurance business.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
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Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have experimentally confirmed a decades-old theory describing how magnetism behaves in ultra-thin materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Griffler’s plane towed us high above the foothills on a thin gray rope.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angular. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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