asquint

[ uh-skwint ]

/ əˈskwɪnt /

adverb, adjective

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

Nearby words

asplenia, asplenium, asportation, asprawl, aspro, asquint, asquith, asquith, herbert henry, asr, asrama, ass

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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Word Origin and History for asquint

asquint

adv.

early 13c., "obliquely, with a sidelong glance," of uncertain etymology; from a- (1) + "a word corresponding to Du. schuinte 'slope, slant' of the independent use of which no instances survive ..." [OED]. "Middle English Dictionary" compares French équinter "cut to a point;" French dialectal (e)squintar "cast a glance, look furtively."