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Askant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
adjective (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
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ASKANCE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. with disapproval or distrust : scornfully They eyed the stranger askance. Many critics have looked askance at the proposal. 2. with a side-glance : ...
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ASKANT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
ASKANT definition: askance | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
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askant
askant, adv. (əˈskænt) Forms: 7 ascant, a-skaunt, 7–9 askaunt, 8– askant. [apparently a later variant of askance q.v., with termination assimilated to asquint or aslant.] 1. = askance 1.1695 Blackmore Pr. Arth. ii. 461 Man's Soul, by this rude Shock from 's Center driv'n, Stands so a-skaunt. 1795 So...
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askant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Alteration of askance, apparently after aslant. Adverb. edit. askant (comparative more askant, superlative most askant). (now rare) Aslant; to one side, ...
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38 Synonyms & Antonyms for ASKANT | Thesaurus.com
askant · absurd · askance · asymmetrical · awry · cam · canted · crazy · crooked · cross-eyed · lopsided · ludicrous · nonsensical · preposterous · squint ...
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askanted
† aˈskanted, ppl. a. Obs. rare—1. In 7 eskanted. [f. prec. + -ed.] Turned askant.1576 T. N[ewton] Lemnie's Touchst. Complex. (1633) 221 With eyes sullen, sterne, terrible, glancing aside and eskanted.
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askant, adv. & prep. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the word askant is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for askant is from 1602, in a letter by John Harington, ...
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askant, askaunt - ShakespearesWords.com
askant, askaunt (prep.) aslant, across. Headword location(s). SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS © 2025 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN CRYSTAL. x. Jump directly to. select works ...
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askant - Dictionary Checker - Scrabble Word Finder
Meaning of askant. 1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: askant adj 1: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with ...
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Definition of Askant - Rhyme Desk
adjective: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. About | Privacy | Words | Feedback.
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Mary Seacole
the soldiers she treated, changing their perceptions about her as described in the Illustrated London News: "Perhaps at first the authorities looked askant
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skaunt
skaunt aphetic form of askaunt askant.1791 W. Taylor tr. Lessing's Nathan (1887) 35 This fellow does not follow me for pastime. How skaunt he eyes his hands!
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scaunt
† scaunt, a. Obs. rare—1. [Aphetic form for ascaunt. See askant adv.] Oblique.1741 Betterton's Eng. Stage v. 66 The Contraction of the Lips and the Scaunt Look of the Eyes, expresses the Gesture of a deriding and malicious Person.
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