 sidelong |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | |
| Synonyms: | askant asquint squint squint-eyed squinty askance | |
| Examples: | "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
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| Related terms: | indirect | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] to toward or at one side | |
| Synonyms: | obliquely sideways | |
| Examples: | "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] situated at or extending to the side | |
| Synonyms: | lateral | |
| Examples: | "the lateral branches of a tree" "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson |
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| Related terms: | side | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] with the side toward someone or something | |
| Examples: | "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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| 5. | [ adverb ] on the side | |
| Examples: | "the plow lay sidelong on the ground" |
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| 6. | [ adjective ] inclining or directed to one side | |
| Examples: | "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker |
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| Related terms: | inclined | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sidelinger sideline |
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