askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
(adjective) (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; âher eyes with their misted askance lookâ- Elizabeth Bowen; âsidelong glancesâ
askance
(adverb) with a side or oblique glance; âdid not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyesâ
askance
(adverb) with suspicion or disapproval; âhe looked askance at the offerâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
askance (not comparable)
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
Sideways; obliquely.
• (with disapproval, skepticism): skeptically, suspiciously
• (sideways, obliquely): obliquely, sideways
askance (not comparable)
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
• (turned to the side): oblique, sideways, askew
askance (third-person singular simple present askances, present participle askancing, simple past and past participle askanced)
(rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
Source: Wiktionary
A*skance", A*skant", adv. Etym: [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. Asquint.]
Definition: Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. They dart away; they wheel askance. Beattie. My palfrey eyed them askance. Landor. Both . . . were viewed askance by authority. Gladstone.
A*skance", v. t.
Definition: To turn aside. [Poet.] O, how are they wrapped in with infamies That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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