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sidelong

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side⋅long

  [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
4. toward the side; obliquely.
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Origin:
1515–25; side 1 + long 1
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side·long   (sīd'lông', -lŏng')   
adj.  

  1. Directed to one side; sideways: a sidelong glance.

  2. So as to slant; sloping.

adv.  

  1. On or toward the side; sideways.

  2. In an oblique manner.


[Alteration of sideling.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

sidelong 
1523, alteration of M.E. sidlyng (see sidle), probably by infl. of side + long.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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