sideways

American  

[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

Also sidewise

adverb

1. with a side foremost.

2. facing to the side.

3. toward or from one side.

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

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adjective

1. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.

2. indirect or evasive.

sideways British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

adverb

1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side

2. from one side; obliquely

3. with one side forward

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adjective

1. moving or directed to or from one side

2. towards or from one side

sideways Idioms  

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

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Etymology

Origin of sideways

First recorded in 1570–80; side ¹ + -ways

Example Sentences

But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wald believes the RSI’s pullback only shows that the chip sector is undergoing a “time correction,” which he described as the removal of “prior excesses” with prices moving sideways for an extended period.

From MarketWatch

Haroun said she had "never seen rain like it. It was going sideways... it was dreadful".

From BBC

Wall Street stocks moved sideways early Wednesday in a tentative follow-up to a record-setting session after good US economic data.

From Barron's

Lindsey noted that New Mexico sits on a very different fault system known as the Rio Grande Rift, which is pulling apart inside of sliding sideways.

From Science Daily