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askance definition
askance |
Overview of adj askance The adj askance has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong -- ((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") Overview of adv askance The adv askance has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askance -- (with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer") 2. askance -- (with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes") Antonyms of adj askance 1 sense of askance Sense 1 askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong INDIRECT (VIA indirect) -> direct Similarity of adj askance 1 sense of askance Sense 1 askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong => indirect (vs. direct) Attributes of adj askance Familiarity of adj askance askance used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj askance askance Overview of adj askance The adj askance has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong -- ((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") Overview of adv askance The adv askance has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askance -- (with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer") 2. askance -- (with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes")
askance definition
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