What does askance mean?
Definitions for askance
əˈskæns; əˈskæntaskance
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Princeton's WordNet
askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelongadverb
(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"
askanceadverb
with suspicion or disapproval
"he looked askance at the offer"
askanceadverb
with a side or oblique glance
"did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
Wiktionary
askanceadverb
With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance.
askanceadverb
Sideways; obliquely.
askanceadjective
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Askance, Askaunceadverb
Sideways; obliquely.
Zelmane, keeping a countenance askance, as she understood him not, told him, it became her evil. Philip Sidney, b. i.
His wannish eyes upon them bent askance.
And when he saw their labours well succeed,
He wept for rage, and threaten’d dire mischance. Edward Fairfax.Some say, he bid his angels turn askance
The poles of earth, twice ten degrees, and more,
From the sun’s axle; they with labour push’d
Oblique the centrick globe. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.
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askance
Askance is an adverb referring to a way of looking, thinking, or doing characterized by suspicion, mistrust, disapproval, or lack of confidence. For example, when someone looks at something or someone "askance," they are looking sideways or with a skeptical, wary, or doubtful glance.
Webster Dictionary
Askanceadverb
alt. of Askant
Askanceverb
to turn aside
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Askance
a-skans′, Askant, a-skant′, adv. sideways: awry: obliquely: with a side glance, or with a side meaning.—v.t. (Shak.) to turn aside.—To eye, look, or view askance, to look at with suspicion. [Ety. very obscure; perh. conn. with It. a schiáncio, slopingly, or with Ice. á-ská, as in Askew.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of askance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of askance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- изкосо, подозрително, накривоBulgarian
- úkosem, podezřívavěCzech
- quer, seitwärts, schiefGerman
- de reojo, con receloSpanish
- sivuttain, karsaasti, nurkkasilmälläFinnish
- de travers, avec méfianceFrench
- storto, obliquamenteItalian
- 横目, 斜め, 疑わしいJapanese
- korotaha, kōtahaMāori
- накосо, напрекуMacedonian
- [[com]] [[receio]]Portuguese
- искоса, сбоку, подозрение, криво, подозрительно, косо, упрёк, неодобрительноRussian
- misstrogetSwedish
- சாய்வாகTamil
- 询问Chinese
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