sideways

[sahyd-weyz]

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adverb

with a side foremost.

facing to the side.

toward or from one side.

with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

adjective

moving, facing, or directed toward one side.

indirect or evasive.

Also sideway, side·wise

[sahyd-wahyz] /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/.

Origin of sideways

First recorded in 1570–80; side¹ + -ways

sideway

[sahyd-wey]

noun

a byway.

adjective, adverb

sideways.

Origin of sideway

First recorded in 1605–15; side¹ + way¹

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Related Words for sideways

obliquely, sidelong, alongside, aside, athwart, indirectly, laterally, slanting, sloping, aslant, aslope, broadside, crabwise, edgeways, slantwise

Examples from the Web for sideways

Contemporary Examples of sideways

It has to be displayed left to right, not upside down or sideways.
How Could Alleged Kidnapper Ariel Castro Be Allowed to Drive a School Bus?
Steve Miller
May 8, 2013
The S4 is .31 inches, which means if you turn it sideways nobody will even see you have a phone.
The World’s Most Sarcastic Product Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone
Winston Ross
March 15, 2013
Twitter is, in fact, as far from top-down as it could be—it is horizontal, and sideways, and loop-de-loop.
What Israel Doesn’t Get About Twitter
Emily L. Hauser
November 19, 2012
Going through that door can lead to anything from a sideways glance to physical violence.
TranSquat App Helps Transgender Community Find Safe Restrooms
Eliza Shapiro
October 7, 2012
Sideways on a Scooter is as much a sharp social commentary as it is a compelling, humorous travel memoir.
This Week's Hot Reads
The Daily Beast
April 28, 2011

Historical Examples of sideways

There are three ways of doing this, forwards, backwards, and sideways.
Orchesography
John Weaver
Then she turned to Sia Kung-Schong, and smiled at him sideways.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
That was what he had walked off sideways towards the woods for.
The Universal Reciter
Various
"Twist about, and go in sideways," muttered the voice first heard.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
In that business of trails a lady's heart has got Rome left standin' sideways.
Faro Nell and Her Friends
Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for sideways

sideways

adverb

moving, facing, or inclining towards one side

from one side; obliquely

with one side forward

adjective (prenominal)

moving or directed to or from one side

towards or from one side

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Word Origin and History for sideways

adv.

1570s, from side (n.) + way, with adverbial genitive. To look sideways "cast scornful glances" is recorded from 1844.

Idioms and Phrases with sideways

sideways

see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.