Antonyms for sidelong

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : sahyd-lawng, -long

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ

Definition of sidelong

Origin : "towartd the side," 1570s, alteration of Middle English sidlyng (see sidle), probably by influence of side (n.) + long (adj.). As an adjective from 1590s.

As in indirect : adj roundabout; unintended
As in lateral : adj sideways
As in oblique : adj indirect, evasive
As in side : adj minor; flanking
As in askance : adv sideways
As in sideways : adv to the edge, exteriority
As in obliquely : adv cornerways

Example sentences :

Kirkwood could see his shamefaced, sidelong glances; and despised him properly for them.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Full into the firelight, with a stealthy, sidelong movement, glided a doglike animal.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

But she heard her chuckles; she could feel her sidelong glances.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

He again gave his boy that sidelong look and laughed his voiceless laugh.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

His sidelong glances cannot miss the irregular, chalked characters.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

Mr. Drayton gave Hugh a sidelong glance of great astuteness.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Genevive curtsied with a puzzled air and a sidelong glance at her sister.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

He shot her a swift, sidelong glance; then stopped, and turned.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

His quiet eyes took the other in in a quick, sidelong glance.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

"And the bogs are deep," McMurrough said, with a sidelong look.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

Synonyms for sidelong

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