askance

a·skance

 (ə-skăns′) also a·skant (ə-skănt′)

adv.

1. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust: "The area is so dirty that merchants report the tourists are looking askance" (Chris Black).

2. With a sideways glance; obliquely.

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[Origin unknown.]

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askance

(əˈskæns) or

askant

adv

1. with an oblique glance

2. with doubt or mistrust

[C16: of unknown origin]

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a•skance

(əˈskæns)

also a•skant

(əˈskænt)

adv.

1. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.

2. with suspicion or disapproval; skeptically.

[1520–30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure orig.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	askance - (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" askant, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
Adv.	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"

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askance

adverb

1. suspiciously, doubtfully, dubiously, sceptically, disapprovingly, distrustfully, mistrustfully They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.

2. out of the corner of your eye, sideways, indirectly, awry, obliquely, with a side glance 'Do you play chess?' he asked, looking askance at me.

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askance

adverb

With skepticism:

doubtfully, dubiously, questioningly, skeptically.

Idiom: with a grain of salt.

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Translations

karsaastinurkkasilmälläsivuttain

obliquosospettosamente

askance

[əˈskɑːns] ADV to look askance at sb → mirar a algn con recelo or desconfianza
to look askance at sth → ver algo con recelo or desconfianza

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askance

[əˈskæns] adv
to look askance at sb → regarder qn de travers, regarder qn d'un œil désapprobateur
to look askance at sth → regarder qch d'un œil désapprobateur

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askance

adv to look askance at somebody → jdn entsetzt ansehen; to look askance at a suggestion/somebody’s methods etc → über einen Vorschlag/jds Methoden etc die Nase rümpfen

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askance

[əˈskɑːns] adv to look askance at sb/sth → guardare qn/qc storto or di traverso

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