Sekirov Dictionary

askance

/əˈskæns/

adverb 2
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 1

adverb2

•
Of a glance or look: with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
- The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance.
•
Obliquely, sideways.
- [S]he cast her dewed eyes as kance, / And spying me, gan rovvse her heauie head, / And praide me pen her sad and heauie chance, / And she recounted it that present sted, […] — 1584

verb2

(rare) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
•
(rare) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
- The pope askanced his eye at Michael with displeasure, and after a short pause saluted him, " Instead of your coming to us, you seem to have expected that we should attend upon you." — 1826

adjective1

•
Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
- My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch the working of his lie — 1855

forms

askanced · askancing · askances

Phrases with askance

look askance
To express doubt.

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