asquint

[ uh-skwint ]

adverb, adjective
  1. with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.

Origin of asquint

1
1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to a-a-1 + squint, of uncertain origin

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asquint

/ (əˈskwɪnt) /


adverb, adjective
  1. (postpositive) with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one

Origin of asquint

1
C13: perhaps from Dutch schuinte slant, of obscure origin

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