angled

American  

[ang-guhld] / ˈæŋ gəld /

adjective

1. having an angle or angles.

2. Heraldry.

   1. noting an interrupted partition line having the two parts offset and a line at right angles connecting them.

   2. (of an ordinary) having an edge or edges so formed.

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Etymology

Origin of angled

First recorded in 1565–75; angle ¹ + -ed ³

Explanation

Something at a sharp angle, slant, or incline can be described as angled. An angled ramp makes skateboarding more fun. The roof of your house is probably angled, and so is the ramp of a parking garage and the blade of a chef's knife. Sports reporters are fond of describing certain moves as angled, too, like an angled basketball shot or an angled football run. The adjective angled comes from angle, "space between intersecting lines," from the Latin angulus, "an angle or a corner."

Example Sentences

As a young man, the nominee took a starring role at the central bank, and he has angled for years to lead it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But England's tormentor-in-chief Starc had the last laugh, enticing an outside edge from an angled ball to wicketkeeper Alex Carey at full stretch.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Marnus Labuschagne received a full delivery from Tongue angled into the stumps and edged to slip, before the same bowler snared Steve Smith with one which nipped to bowl him through the gate.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Vertical divisions became far less common, while horizontal and angled divisions dominated.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

It should have stood at a clean right angle to the main tower, but it was angled strangely, as if it had been hastily built.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon