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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: angularis, from angulus; ANGLE1

angular

 adjective
     
an‧gu‧lar
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
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