angularly
- adverb
- /ˈæŋɡjələrli/
:
de manera angular
- 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
25
4.4
In a way that is not relaxed, often because of pain or to seem formal
7
3.9
In a way that is not steady or balanced
1
5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
1
7.0
Move or speak in an awkward, unsteady way as if about to fall
1
7.3
In a stiff, awkward way that shows no feeling
In sudden, quick movements that make things start and stop
With sudden, unsteady movements that make you lose balance
To move or sound in short sudden ways that are not smooth
In a not smooth way that makes movement uneven
In a heavy, clumsy way that makes movement feel awkward
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.