askance 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Examples
- 1.sidelong glances
- 2.her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen
Synonyms
- askant 1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- asquint 1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- squint 1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- squint-eyed 2
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- squinty 2
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- sidelong 1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
