Definitions of askance:
- adjective: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example: "Her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen"
- adverb: with a side or oblique glance
Example: "Did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
- adverb: with suspicion or disapproval
Example: "He looked askance at the offer"
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