angularly
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7.0
- adverb
- /ˈæŋɡjələrli/
- He walked angularly across the stage, his movements sharp and abrupt.
Examples
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She gestured angularly, her arms moving in stiff, jerky motions.
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The robot moved angularly, making sudden turns at each corner.
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He moved angularly.
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Don't walk angularly!
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He walked angularly across the stage, his movements sharp and abrupt.
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The robot moved angularly, making sudden turns at each corner.
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She gestured angularly, her arms moving in stiff, jerky motions.
Synonyms
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4.4
In a way that is not relaxed, often because of pain or to seem formal
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3.9
In a way that is not steady or balanced
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5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
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7.3
In a stiff, awkward way that shows no feeling
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7.0
Move or speak in an awkward, unsteady way as if about to fall
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6.4
To move or sound in short sudden ways that are not smooth
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4.9
In a not smooth way that makes movement uneven
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7.2
In a heavy, clumsy way that makes movement feel awkward
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7.9
In sudden, quick movements that make things start and stop
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8.9
With sudden, unsteady movements that make you lose balance
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9.3
To move in a slow, heavy, and awkward way
To move clumsily and unsteadily, like a new skater
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Angularly comes from a word for 'angle' or 'corner', the same root you see in angle and triangle. Think of a person moving with sharp corners instead of smooth curves, which makes the movement feel stiff and jerky. So to move angularly is to move in sudden, not-smooth ways.