1
[ adjective ] (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

Synonyms

askant asquint squint squint-eyed squinty askance

Examples

"her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances"

Related terms

indirect

2
[ adverb ] to toward or at one side

Synonyms

obliquely sideways

Examples

"darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"

3
[ adjective ] situated at or extending to the side

Synonyms

lateral

Examples

"the lateral branches of a tree" "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson

Related terms

side

4
[ adverb ] with the side toward someone or something

Examples

"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

5
[ adverb ] on the side

Examples

"the plow lay sidelong on the ground"

6
[ adjective ] inclining or directed to one side

Examples

"moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker

Related terms

inclined

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Sidelinger sideline

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