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leering

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leer  (lîr)
intr.v. leered, leer·ing, leers
To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.
n.
A desirous, sly, or knowing look.
[Probably from obsolete leer, cheek, from Middle English ler, from Old English hlor; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]
leering·ly adv.
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Adj.1.leering - showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
2.leering - (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"


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Such a waggish leering as lurks in all your horribles
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Some men see snakes, but I have seen death leering at me from the dark corners of this vile hut, and death is an evil thing to look at when one's life has been evil as mine has been.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
At the side of the bed, with a bottle of gin on the rickety table between them, sat two hideous leering, painted monsters, wearing the dress of women.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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