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angular

/-lɑɹ/

noun

Meaning

  • A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

adjective

Meaning

  • Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.

  • Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner

  • Sharp-cornered; pointed.

    "an angular figure"

  • Measured by an angle.

    "angular distance"

  • Lean, lank.

  • Ungraceful; lacking grace.

  • Sharp and stiff in character.

    "He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance."

  • Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Synonyms

rude,
rugged