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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adv. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust: "The area is so dirty that merchants report the tourists are looking askance” ( Chris Black).
  2. adv. With a sideways glance; obliquely.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Sidewise; obliquely; out of the corner of the eye; askant.
  2. To turn aside, as the eyes.
  3. Perhaps.
  4. As if; as if (saying).

Wiktionary

  1. adv. of a look or glance With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
  2. adv. Sideways; obliquely.
  3. adj. Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adv. Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.
  2. v. poet. To turn aside.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adv. with suspicion or disapproval
  2. adv. with a side or oblique glance
  3. adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

Etymologies

  1. Compare Dutch schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Compare asquint. (Wiktionary)
  2. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • kiltwraith 1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer.
    2. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely Mar 18, 2009

  • bilby
    'You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
    When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters out to sea!'
    But the snail replied, 'Too far, too far!' and gave a look askance
    Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
    Would not, could not, would not, could not,
    would not join the dance.
    Would not, could not, would not, could not,
    could not join the dance.

    - Lewis Carroll, 'The Lobster Quadrille'. Nov 8, 2008

  • mollusque Said with arms akimbo? Aug 24, 2008

  • Prolagus "All we are saying is give peace askance." Aug 23, 2008

  • rolig As Jesus said, "If you have faith, askance will be given you!" Aug 23, 2008

  • reesetee Pro: Haha! I need to use the word that way now. :-) Aug 22, 2008

  • bilby So you're still waiting for an answerance, Pro? Aug 22, 2008

  • milosrdenstvi No, more like "Why dost thou look askance at me?" Aug 22, 2008

  • Prolagus I thought it was a noun, meaning "the act of asking": "would you please respond to my askance?". Aug 22, 2008

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