askant

  • 41askance — [ə skans, ə skα:ns] (also askant skant, skα:nt) adverb with a look of suspicion or disapproval. Origin C15: of unknown origin …

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  • 42askance — ad.; (also askant) Obliquely, sideways, sidewise, askew, awry, aslant, asquint, on one side, out of the corner of one s eye …

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  • 43askew — ad. Awry, obliquely, atwist, askile, aside, askance, askant, aslant, asquint, to one side …

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  • 44asquint — ad. Askance, askant, awry, askew, obliquely, to one side …

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  • 45squint — v. n. Look askant, look askance, look obliquely …

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  • 46athwart — I. prep. Across, over, from one side to the other of. II. ad. 1. Across, crosswise, sidewise, obliquely, awry, askant, askew. 2. Wrong, wrongfully, unseasonably, unsuitably, malapropos …

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  • 47awry — I. ad. 1. Obliquely, asquint. See askance. 2. Perversely, wrong. See athwart, 2. II. a. Oblique, slanting, distorted, crooked, wry. See Askant and athwart …

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  • 48askance — adv 1. suspiciously, mistrustfully, distrustfully, dubiously, doubtfully; disapprovingly, unapprovingly, disdainfully, scornfully, askew. 2. sideways, obliquely, indirectly, evasively, slyly, out of the corner of one s eye, with a side glance;… …

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  • 49athwart — adv 1. across, crosswise, crossways, cross, crisscross, from side to side, transversely. 2. awry, askant, askew, obliquely, sidelong, sideways; perversely, wrongly, contrawise, crossgrained, across the grain, against the tide or wind; at cross… …

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  • 50awry — adv 1. askew, to one side, around, about; askance, askant, asquint, out of the corner of one s eye. 2. out of line, off center, off balance, unevenly, crookedly, obliquely, at an angle, sideways; crossways, crosswise, traversely, diagonally. 3.… …

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