sidelong

sidelong
Synonyms and related words:
aside, askance, askant, aslant, aslope, asquint, at an angle, atilt, away, backhand, backhanded, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, broadside, broadside on, canting, careening, circuitous, circuitously, covert, crabwise, deflectional, deviant, deviately, deviative, devious, deviously, digressive, digressively, divagational, divagationally, divergent, divergently, edgeway, edgeways, edgewise, excursive, excursively, flanking, glancing, glancingly, in juxtaposition, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining, indirect, indirectly, laterad, lateral, laterally, leaning, lee, leeward, left-handed, listing, nearby, next-beside, oblique, obliquely, on its side, on one side, on the beam, on the side, out of plumb, out of square, pitched, raking, recumbent, right and left, shelving, shelvy, side, sideling, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, sidling, sinister, sinistral, skirting, slant, slanted, slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, surreptitious, tilted, tilting, tipped, tipping, tipsy, to one side, to the side, weather, windward

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  • Sidelong — Side long , a. Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance. [1913 Webster] The bashful virgin s sidelong looks of love. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sidelong — Side long , adv. [See {Sideling}, adv.] 1. Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side. [1913 Webster] 2. On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong. Note: [See {Sideling}, adv. ] Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sidelong — [sīd′lôŋ΄] adv. [altered (based on ALONG) < SIDELING] 1. toward the side; laterally; obliquely 2. on the side; side downward adj. 1. inclined; slanting; sloping 2. directed to the side, as a glance …   English World dictionary

  • sidelong — index indirect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sidelong — 1520s, alteration of M.E. sidlyng (see SIDLE (Cf. sidle)), probably by influence of SIDE (Cf. side) + LONG (Cf. long) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sidelong — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ directed to or from one side; sideways …   English terms dictionary

  • sidelong — adjective 1 a sidelong look/glance a way of looking at someone by moving your eyes to the side, especially so that it seems secret, dishonest, or disapproving: He stole a sidelong glance at the woman sitting next to him. 2 a sidelong look at an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sidelong — side|long [ˈsaıdlɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj sidelong look/glance a way of looking at someone by moving your eyes to the side, especially so that it seems secret, dishonest, or disapproving ▪ He gave Oliver a sidelong glance . >sidelong adv ▪ You looked… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sidelong — UK [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ] / US [ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ] adjective a sidelong glance/look the action of moving your eyes to one side without moving your head much She couldn t resist a sidelong glance at him. Derived word: sidelong UK / US adverb She looked sidelong at… …   English dictionary

  • sidelong — side|long [ saıd,lɔŋ ] adjective a sidelong glance/look the action of moving your eyes to one side without moving your head much: She couldn t resist a sidelong glance at him. ╾ side|long adverb: She looked sidelong at him …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sidelong — /suyd lawng , long /, adj. 1. directed to one side: a sidelong glance. 2. inclined or slanting to one side. 3. indirect; roundabout: sidelong comments about his appearance. adv. 4. toward the side; obliquely. [1515 25; SIDE1 + LONG1] * * * …   Universalium

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