SIDELONG as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
   Synonym(s)
   • askance (what does askance mean?)
   • askant (what does askant mean?)
   • asquint (what does asquint mean?)
   • squint (what does squint mean?)
   • squint-eyed (what does squint-eyed mean?)
   • squinty (what does squinty mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen
   • sidelong glances
   Similar To
   • indirect (what does indirect mean?)
2. Meaning
   • inclining or directed to one side
   Usage Example(s)
   • moved downward in a sidelong way – Bram Stoker
   Similar To
   • inclined (what does inclined mean?)
3. Meaning
   • situated at or extending to the side
   Synonym(s)
   • lateral (what does lateral mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the lateral branches of a tree
   • shot out sidelong boughs- Tennyson
   Similar To
   • side(a) (what does side(a) mean?)

SIDELONG as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • to, toward or at one side
   Synonym(s)
   • obliquely (what does obliquely mean?)
   • sideways (what does sideways mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
2. Meaning
   • with the side toward someone or something
   Usage Example(s)
   • seated sidelong to the window- Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. Meaning
   • on the side
   Usage Example(s)
   • the plow lay sidelong on the ground