angular

Word family

an·gu·lar /ˈæŋɡjələ $ -ər/ adjectiveadj

1 THIN PERSONthin and not having much flesh on your bones 瘦骨嶙峋的

a tall, angular young man

又高又瘦的年轻男子

2 UGLYhaving sharp and definite corners 有尖角的

a cubist painting with angular shapes

一幅有棱角图案的立体派绘画

Examples from the Corpus

angular• Then the Sun's angular diameter was about two thirds of a second of arc greater than it is today.• Mercury's angular distance from the sun• Her glance seared his hard, angular face.• The folds of cloth and angular faces jutted out in plaster relief.• She watched his black, angular figure move at a sedate, clerical pace, across the grass.• angular patterns• Then in injury time Pittman again came close with an angular shot across the face of the goal.

Origin angular

(1300-1400) Latin angularis, from angulus; → ANGLE1

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