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Meaning of 'askant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Askant [ adv.]
- Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.

Meaning of 'askant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . askant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example in sentence:
  • her eyes with their misted askance look;
  • sidelong glances

Nearby Words:

ask askance asked asker askew asking

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