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sidelong

DEFINITIONS OF: sidelong

1

adj inclining or directed to one side

“"moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker”
Synonyms
inclined
at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

adj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

“sidelong glances”
Synonyms:
askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty
indirect
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

adj situated at or extending to the side

“"shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson”
Synonyms:
lateral
side
located on a side

adv on the side

“the plow lay sidelong on the ground”

adv to, toward or at one side

“darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
Synonyms:
obliquely, sideways

adv with the side toward someone or something

“"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne”
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