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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·gu·lar /ˈæŋɡjələ $ -ər/ adjective  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
angularThen 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 sunHer 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 patternsThen 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
an·gu·lar adjectiveChineseSyllable
having Corpus thin bones flesh and not much on your


angular
angular /ˈæŋɡjələ, ˈæŋɡjʊlə $ -ər/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: angularis, from angulus; angle1
1. thin and not having much flesh on your bones:
    a tall, angular young man
2. having sharp and definite corners:
    a cubist painting with angular shapes


an·gu·larBrE /ˈæŋɡjələ(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæŋɡjələr/ 🔊 adjective(of a person ) thin and without much flesh so that the bones are noticeable 瘦骨嶙峋的;骨瘦如柴的an angular face瘦削的脸a tall angular woman又高又瘦的女人having angles or sharp corners 有棱角的;有尖角的a design of large angular shapes大棱角形的图案