ASKANT

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; ā€œher eyes with their misted askance lookā€- Elizabeth Bowen; ā€œsidelong glancesā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

askant (comparative more askant, superlative most askant)

(dated) Aslant, or sloping.

Adverb

askant (comparative more askant, superlative most askant)

(dated) Aslant, or askance, or sideways

Anagrams

• Tankas, kanats, tankas

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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