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asquint

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a·squint  (-skwnt)
adv. & adj.
With a sidelong glance.
[Middle English : a-, on; see a-2 + -squint; akin to skwyn (in of skwyn, obliquely).]
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Adj.1.asquint - (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"
askance, askant, 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"


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At these words Sancho turned his eyes asquint, and in a still louder voice said, "Can it be your worship has forgotten that I am not a knight, or do you want me to end by vomiting up what bowels I have left after last night?
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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