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English 6 senses of the word sidelong:
ADVERBallsidelongon the side
allsidelongwith the side toward someone or something
allsidelong, sideways, obliquelyto, toward or at one side
ADJECTIVEallsidelong, askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
allsidelong, lateralsituated at or extending to the side
allsidelonginclining or directed to one side
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adjective 1
Meaning(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
Example "sidelong glances"
Synonymsaskance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty
Broaderindirectnot direct in spatial dimension
Spanishbizco, desconfiado
Catalandesconfiat
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adjective 2
Meaningsituated at or extending to the side.
Example "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
Synonymlateral
BroadersideLocated on a side
Spanishlateral
Catalanlateral
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adjective 3
MeaningInclining or directed to one side.
Example"moved downward in a sidelong way"- Bram Stoker
BroaderinclinedAt an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adverb 1
MeaningOn the side.
Example"the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adverb 2
MeaningWith the side toward someone or something.
Example"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Englishsidelong: 6 senses adverb 3
MeaningTo, toward or at one side.
Example"darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
Synonymssideways, obliquely
Spanishde lado, oblicuamente

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