angular

UK: /ˈæŋgjʊlə^r/ US: /ˈæŋgjəlɚ/ ,(ang′gyə lər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•gu•lar /ˈæŋgyəlɚ/   adj. 

1. forming an angle;
   marked by angles.
2. bony, lean, or skinny;
   gaunt:
   a tall, angular man.
3. acting or moving stiffly:
   an awkward, angular dancer.

an•gu•lar•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•gu•lar  (ang′gyə lər), adj. 

1. having an angle or angles.
2. consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
3. of, pertaining to, or measured by an angle.
4. Physics pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
5. bony, lean, or gaunt:
   a tall, angular man.
6. acting or moving awkwardly.
7. stiff in manner;
   unbending.

Also, angulose, angulous. 

• Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent. to angul(us) angle¹ + -āris -ar¹
• 1590–1600

an′gu•lar•ly, adv. 
an′gu•lar•ness, n. 
Antonyms

• 1. curved.
• 5. rotund.
• 6. graceful.

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angular / ˈæŋɡjʊlə/ adjective

1. lean or bony
2. awkward or stiff in manner or movement
3. having an angle or angles
4. placed at an angle
5. measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin angulāris, from angulus angle¹