angular
adjective
Examples of angular in a Sentence
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
Mell forged a new vision of Southwestern landscape, angular and striking, familiar but offbeat — like maybe if Picasso used a ruler.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
Indeed, the Cybertruck's design is rigid and angular.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
Even seeing his handwriting was agonizing—she was charmed by the shape of the letters; angular, like him.
—Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
Beginning his act while seated in the audience, with a cowboy hat obscuring his impossibly angular features, Gosling was in character as the woebegone Ken, a macho hunk doomed to play beta in the toy netherworld of Barbie.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
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Word History
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
circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angular. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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