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akimbo
Being in a bent, bowed, or arched position:
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  1. Being in a bent, bowed, or arched position:
  2. Placed in such a way as to have the hands on the hips and the elbows bowed outward:
  3. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
triangular
Of or involving three persons, factions, units, or parts
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  1. Of or involving three persons, factions, units, or parts
  2. Having bases that are triangles, as a prism
  3. Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.
oblique
Having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor horizontal; not level or upright; inclined
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  1. Having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor horizontal; not level or upright; inclined
  2. (Botany) Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.
  3. (Bot.) Having the sides unequal, as some leaves
divaricate
Spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging
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  1. Spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging
  2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.
  3. (Biology) Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as the branches of a tree or shrub; diverging.
forked
Shaped like or similar to a fork:
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  1. Shaped like or similar to a fork:
  2. Having a fork or forks; divided into branches; cleft
  3. That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
bent
Set in a course; bound
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  1. Set in a course; bound
  2. Made curved or crooked; not straight
  3. Altered from an originally straight or even condition:
crooked
Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
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  1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
  2. Not straight; bent; curved; askew
  3. At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
pointed
(Not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
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  1. (Not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. (Comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
rectangular
Shaped like a rectangle; having four sides and four right angles
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  1. Shaped like a rectangle; having four sides and four right angles
  2. Having right-angled corners, or a base in the form of a rectangle, as a building
  3. Having right angles or a rectangular base, side, or sides:
scraggy
Jagged; rough:
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  1. Jagged; rough:
  2. Rough or jagged
  3. Rough and irregular; jagged.
jagged
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
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  1. Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
  2. Having sharp projecting points; notched or ragged
  3. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface:
zigzag
Moving in or having a zigzag.
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  1. Moving in or having a zigzag.
  2. Having the form of a zigzag
lank
Long, straight, and limp:
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  1. Long, straight, and limp:
  2. Long and lean.
  3. Slender or lean
lean
Not fleshy or fat; thin.
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  1. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
  2. (--- Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material:
  3. Containing little excess or waste; spare:
gaunt
Looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
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  1. Looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
  2. Thin or emaciated:
  3. Thin and bony; hollow-eyed and haggard, as from great hunger or age; emaciated
rawboned
(Of a person) thin and bony, having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarily handsome
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  1. (Of a person) thin and bony, having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarily handsome
  2. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
  3. Lean; gaunt
bony
Full of bones:
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  1. Full of bones:
  2. With little flesh; skinny, thin
  3. Lean; scrawny.
awkward
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
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  1. Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
  2. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
  3. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
ungainly
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
lanky
Tall, thin, and often ungainly.
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  1. Tall, thin, and often ungainly.
  2. (Informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
  3. Tall and lean, or long and slender
stiff
Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick:
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  1. Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. (Naut.) Not tending to lean or tilt to one side even in strong winds or when carrying much sail
spindly
Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.
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  1. Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.
  2. Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
  3. Long or tall and very thin or slender, often to such a degree as to be or seem frail or weak
spare
Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
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  1. Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
  2. Not fleshy; lean; thin
  3. Lean and trim:
gangling
Awkwardly tall or long-limbed; rangy:
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  1. Awkwardly tall or long-limbed; rangy:
  2. Thin, tall, and awkward; of loose, lanky build
gawky
Awkward or ungainly, often, specif., from being disproportionately tall
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  1. Awkward or ungainly, often, specif., from being disproportionately tall
  2. Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
  3. Awkward; ungainly.
scrawny
Stunted or scrubby
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  1. Stunted or scrubby
  2. Stunted or straggly:
  3. Thin, malnourished and weak.
clumsy
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
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  1. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
  2. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
bony
With little flesh; skinny, thin
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  1. With little flesh; skinny, thin
  2. Lean; scrawny.
  3. Thin; emaciated
fleshless
Without flesh, lacking flesh.
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  1. Without flesh, lacking flesh.
gaunt
Looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
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  1. Looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
  2. Thin and bony; hollow-eyed and haggard, as from great hunger or age; emaciated
  3. Thin or emaciated:
lank
Long and lean.
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  1. Long and lean.
  2. Long, straight, and limp:
  3. Slender or lean
lanky
Tall and lean, or long and slender
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  1. Tall and lean, or long and slender
  2. (Informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
  3. Tall, thin, and often ungainly.
lean
(--- Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material:
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  1. (--- Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material:
  2. With little flesh or fat; thin; spare
  3. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
meager
Having little flesh; lean.
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  1. Having little flesh; lean.
  2. Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
  3. Thin; lean; emaciated
rawboned
Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
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  1. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
  2. (Of a person) thin and bony, having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarily handsome
  3. Lean; gaunt
scrawny
Stunted or scrubby
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  1. Stunted or scrubby
  2. Stunted or straggly:
  3. Very thin; skinny and bony
skinny
Without much flesh; very thin
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  1. Without much flesh; very thin
  2. Having little width; narrow:
  3. Having very little bodily flesh or fat, often unattractively so; very thin.
slender
Small in amount or extent; meager:
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  1. Small in amount or extent; meager:
  2. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin:
  3. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
slim
Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.
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  1. Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.
  2. Small in quantity or amount; meager:
spare
Free for other use; unoccupied:
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  1. Free for other use; unoccupied:
  2. Lean and trim:
  3. Not fleshy; lean; thin
thin
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
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  1. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
  2. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty:
  3. Watery:
twiggy
Slender, delicate, etc. like a twig
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  1. Slender, delicate, etc. like a twig
  2. Full of or covered with twigs
  3. (Of a person) Thin and angular.
weedy
Being, characteristic of, or resembling a weed:
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  1. Being, characteristic of, or resembling a weed:
  2. Full of or consisting of weeds:
  3. Lean, lanky, ungainly, etc.
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  • These letters are of simple, square, angular design.

  • Dustin was lean and handsome with clear, cool blue eyes and sharp, angular features.

  • Given certain linear and angular measurements, the area must be so and so.

  • His black curly hair was cut short, every hair in place, and his angular jaws were freshly shaven.

  • Another curious theorem proposed by Bouilland in 1625 as a substitute for Kepler's second law is that the angular motion of the body as measured around the empty focus F' is (approximately) uniform.

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