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View synonyms for sidelong

sidelong

[ sahyd-lawng, -long ]

adjective

  1. directed to one side:

    a sidelong glance.

  2. inclined or slanting to one side.
  3. indirect; roundabout:

    sidelong comments about his appearance.

adverb

  1. toward the side; obliquely.

sidelong

/ ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ /

adjective

  1. directed or inclining to one side
  2. indirect or oblique
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. from the side; obliquely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sidelong1

First recorded in 1515–25; side 1 + long 1

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