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askance

/ askance /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
"her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen"
"sidelong glances"
Similar:
indirect
adverb Sense 2
with a side or oblique glance
"did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
adverb Sense 3
with suspicion or disapproval
"he looked askance at the offer"
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
1
Times Searched
12
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indirect