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askantenUK
a·skance A0462600 (ə-skăns′) also a·skant (ə-skănt′)adv.1. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust: "The area is so dirty that merchants report the tourists are looking askance" (Chris Black).2. With a sideways glance; obliquely.
[Origin unknown.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  askant - (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"askance, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squintyindirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" |
askantenUK
Related to askant: methodically, whimsicallySynonyms for askantadj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envySynonyms- askance
- asquint
- sidelong
- squint
- squint-eyed
- squinty
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