askance
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adverb \ə-ˈskan(t)s\Definition of ASKANCE
1
: with a side-glance : obliquely
2
: with disapproval or distrust : scornfully <they eyed the stranger askance>
See Variants of ASKANCE
askance also askant \-ˈskant\
Examples of ASKANCE
- <we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident>
Origin of ASKANCE
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1530
Related to ASKANCE
- Synonyms
- distrustfully, doubtfully, doubtingly, dubiously, mistrustfully, sideways, skeptically, suspiciously, with a grain of salt
- Antonyms
- trustfully, trustingly
Rhymes with ASKANCE
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