askance

Senso (Inglese)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
2. (not-comparable) Sideways; obliquely.

Adj

Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

Verb

1. (rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
2. (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.

Concetti

obliquo

diffidente

sospettoso

di traverso

obliquamente

storto

con diffidenza

sinonimi

asquint

askew

askant

sidelong

squint

squint-eyed

squinty

crookedly

obliquely

sideways

slantwise

suspiciously

awry

aslope

aslant

distrustfully

mistrustfully

bias

warily

sideway

Traduzioni

oblicuamente

de reojo

seitwärts

schief

λοξά

avec méfiance

de travers

schuin

de soslayo

strabisme

obliquement

méfiant

quer

de reüll

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈskæns/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine inglese medio: askoyn

Affine olandese: schuin

In summary

Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).