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- pronunciation:
skaens
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
with a sideways glance; indirectly.
The horse looked askance at the rattlesnake.- synonyms:
- asquint
- antonyms:
- directly
- similar words:
- obliquely, sidelong, sideways
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| definition 2: |
with distrust or suspicion.
Musicians and scholars once looked askance at the phenomenon of jazz.- synonyms:
- distrustfully, mistrustfully, suspiciously
- antonyms:
- approvingly
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| derivation: |
askant (adv.) |
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