asquint

[ uh-skwint ]

/ əˈskwɪnt /

adverb, adjective

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

Nearby words

asplanchnic, asplenia, asplenium, asprawl, aspro, asquint, asquith, asr, asrama, ass, ass in a sling, have one's

Origin of asquint

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

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Examples from the Web for asquint

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

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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