askance
adverb
variants
or less commonly askant
1
: with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
They eyed the stranger askance.
Many critics have looked askance at the proposal.
2
: with a side-glance : obliquely
That experienced pilot of the Broads looked askance at his watch, and drew Allan aside at the first opportunity.—
Wilkie Collins
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