Askance Definition & Meaning
askance
- adverb
- with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"
- with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
- adjective
- (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"
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- What does askance mean?
- with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer" with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes" (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"
- What part of speech is askance?
- Askance is an adverb and an adjective.
- How many definitions does askance have?
- Askance has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adverb, adjective).