adjective
angular
ANG-gyuh-ler/ˈæŋɡjələr/
Having or involving sharply meeting lines or surfaces.
The angular stone has sharp corners, straight edges, and broad flat faces.
Etymology
The underlying image is of corners rather than rounded contours. Applied to a lean body, angular describes the sharp outlines made by prominent bones.
In context
the bag itself is very angular so all of these things she is balancing the then kind of soft rounded shape of this big oversized coat
More examples
- The instrument measures angular displacement rather than straight-line distance.
- His angular face has sharply defined cheekbones.
- The artist favors angular shapes and strong diagonals.
Similar words
- pointed
- Emphasizes a tapering tip rather than intersecting surfaces generally.
- geometric
- Can describe curves and circles as well as sharp angles.