Synonyms

sideways

[sahyd-weyz] Origin

side·ways

[sahyd-weyz]
adverb
1.
with a side foremost.
2.
facing to the side.
3.
toward or from one side.
4.
with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.
adjective
5.
moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
6.
indirect or evasive.

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Sideways is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Also, sideway, side·wise [sahyd-wahyz] .


Origin:
1570–80; side1 + -ways
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side·way

[sahyd-wey]
noun
1.
a byway.
adjective, adverb

Origin:
1605–15; side1 + way1
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World English Dictionary
sideways (ˈsaɪdˌweɪz)
 
adv
1.  moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
2.  from one side; obliquely
3.  with one side forward
 
adj
4.  moving or directed to or from one side
5.  towards or from one side

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Word Origin & History

sideways
1577, from side (n.). To look sideways "cast scornful glances" is recorded from 1844.
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Idioms & Phrases

sideways

see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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