askant
adverb
1.
with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer.
2.
with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.
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askance or askant (əˈskæns, əˈskænt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | with an oblique glance |
| 2. | with doubt or mistrust |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| askant or askant | |
| —adv | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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| askance or askant (əˈskæns, əˈskænt) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | with an oblique glance |
| 2. | with doubt or mistrust |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| askant or askant | |
| —adv | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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askance
1520s, "sideways, asquint," of obscure origin; perhaps a variant of askew. Other theories that have been put forth include an origin from M.E. ase "as" + O.Fr. quanses "how if," from L. quam "how" + si "if." Or from O.Fr. a escone, from pp. of a word for "hidden." Or from
It. a scancio "obliquely, slantingly."
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