Squinty Definition

squinty
adjective
  1. characterized by squinting; "he looked with squinty eyes"
  2. (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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