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sidelong(dictionary)

sidelong (iou)



sidelong adverb, adjective, & preposition. LME.
[Alt. of SIDELING adverb: see -LONG.]
A. adverb.
Towards the side; sideways, obliquely. LME.
W. Horwood Watching her sidelong as she greeted some new young male.
To the side of; side by side; presenting the side to something. M17.
N. Hawthorne Seated within the shop, sidelong to the window.
On the side; with the side to the ground. M17.
b. adjective.
In a slanting direction; in a sloping position; (of ground) sloping; lying on the side. L16.
Directed to one side, oblique; glancing, moving, or extending sideways. E17.
B. Chatwin She risked a sidelong glance.
Indirect; not straightforward or open. M17.
C. preposition. By or along the side of. rare. E16.