asquint

[ uh-skwint ]

/ əˈskwɪnt /

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adverb, adjective

with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.

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Origin of asquint

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

Words nearby asquint

asplenium, sporting chance, a, asprawl, aspro, square meal, a, asquint, Asquith, ASR, asrama, as regards, ass

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How to use asquint in a sentence

Lucan has not spared him in the poem of his Pharsalia; for his very compliment looked asquint, as well as Nero.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
I marked the row of weather-beaten faces pillowed on the gun-stocks with eyes asquint to sight the pieces.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
When he has base ends and speaks falsely, the eye is muddy and sometimes asquint.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
He,' indicating the sun, 'can only get at me asquint by that time, and I'm a match for him with my blue umbrella.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge

But I know that Providence looketh not asquint, but looketh straight out, and through all men's darkness.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for asquint

asquint

/ (əˈskwɪnt) /

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one

Word Origin for asquint

C13: perhaps from Dutch schuinte slant, of obscure origin

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