Definition of sidelong

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  • sidelong is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • sidelong is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • sidelong is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of sidelong

  • (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sidelong glances

    Synonyms

    1. askance
    2. askant
    3. asquint
    4. squint
    5. squint-eyed
    6. squinty
  • to, toward or at one side (adverb)

    Examples

    1. darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face

    Synonyms

    1. obliquely
    2. sideways
  • situated at or extending to the side (adjective)

    Examples

    1. shot out sidelong boughs

    Synonyms

    1. lateral
  • inclining or directed to one side (adjective)

    Examples

    1. moved downward in a sidelong way

See definition of sidelong in Merriam Webster