sidelong
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
her eyes with their misted askance look
Related & opposite
- indirect similar to
Sense 2 adverb
on the side
the plow lay sidelong on the ground
Sense 3 adjective
situated at or extending to the side
the lateral branches of a tree
Related & opposite
- sidea similar to
Sense 4 adverb
with the side toward someone or something
seated sidelong to the window
Sense 5 adjective
inclining or directed to one side
moved downward in a sidelong way
Related & opposite
- inclined similar to
Sense 6 adverb
to, toward or at one side
darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | indirect |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sidea |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inclined |