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sidelong

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side·long  (sdlông, -lng)
adj.
1. Directed to one side; sideways: a sidelong glance.
2. So as to slant; sloping.
adv.
1. On or toward the side; sideways.
2. In an oblique manner.

[Alteration of sideling.]

sidelong [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ]
adj (prenominal)
1. directed or inclining to one side
2. indirect or oblique
adv
from the side; obliquely
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sidelong - (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"
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"
2.sidelong - situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
3.sidelong - inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker
inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
Adv.1.sidelong - on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
2.sidelong - with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
3.sidelong - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"

sidelong
adjective sideways, indirect, oblique, covert, surreptitious, sideward She gave him a quick sidelong glance.
Translations
sidelong [ˈsaɪdlɒŋ]
A. ADVde costado
B. ADJ [glance] → de soslayo, de reojo
sidelong [ˈsaɪdlɒŋ] adj
to give sb a sidelong glance → regarder qn du coin de l'œil
side-on [ˌsaɪdˈɒn] adj [collision] → latéral(e); [view] → latéral(e)
side order nplat m d'accompagnement
served with a side order of sth → servi(e) avec qch en accompagnement
served with a side order of potato salad → servi avec de la salade de pommes de terre en accompagnement
side plate npetite f assiette
side road nroute f transversale
sidelong [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ] adj to give a sidelong glance at sthguardare qc con la coda dell'occhio
sidelong [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ] adj to give a sidelong glance at sthguardare qc con la coda dell'occhio


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The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.
And unconscious envy is in the sidelong look of your contempt.
"Truly is it said that all the world is evil," he thought, with another sidelong glance at the calves of the gentleman of the bedchamber.
 
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