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1. • • Phonetic (Standard)IPA adverb with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer. Synonyms: suspiciously, skeptically with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.
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   • The meaning of ASKANCE is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully. How to use askance in a sentence. Did you know?

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   • Wilkie Collins Did you know? Askance, which etymologists believe may have been influenced by askew, comes from Middle English forms such as askaunce, a-skans, a-skaunces, meaning variously "in such a way that," "as if," "as if to say," and "artificially" or "deceptively."

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   • Definition of askance adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to look at or react to somebody/something in a critical way or in a way that shows you do not trust or believe them The opposition party looked askance at most of the government’s proposed policies. She looked askance at him when he began to eat before everybody else.

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   • with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer. obliquely. Also, a•skant (ə skant′). 1. skeptically, suspiciously. ...I would look with askance on the questioner." Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

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   The meaning of ASKANCE is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully. How to use askance in a sentence. Did you know?

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word askance, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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