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sidelong

/ sidelong /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
inclining or directed to one side
"moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker"
Similar:
inclined
adverb Sense 2
to, toward or at one side
"darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
adverb Sense 3
with the side toward someone or something
"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
adverb Sense 4
on the side
"the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
adjective satellite Sense 5
situated at or extending to the side
"the lateral branches of a tree"
"shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson"
Similar:
side(a)
adjective satellite Sense 6
(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
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
2
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inclined side(a) indirect