sidelong

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Directed to the side; sideways.
2. (not-comparable) Slanting or sloping; oblique.
3. (not-comparable) Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
4. (not-comparable) Along the side of something.

Adv

1. Towards the side; sideways.
2. obliquely

Synonyms

sideways

lateral

slanting

oblique

askant

askance

squint

squint-eyed

obliquely

asquint

squinty

side

edgeways

sideway

askew

aslant

devious

awry

slantingly

thwart

tilting

transverse

wry

slantways

apart

skew-whiff

bevel

circuitous

cockeyed

crabwise

crackpot

diagonal

inclined

indirect

indirectly

kinky

on the side

rakish

sideward

sidewards

sidewise

skew

slant

Translations

lateral

seitwärts

obliquement

λοξός

obliquo

yandan

oblicuo

meyilli

yan

de côté

جانبي

laterale

sospettoso

zijdelings

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sidlyng

In summary

1520s, from Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (“(frequentative)”) (modern English -le (“(frequentative)”)). Reanalyzed as side + long.