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Word entry · 8 letters

sidelong

Best crossword clue

"Directed sideways"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaɪd.lɑŋ/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted degilnosStarts with SEnds with G1 clues
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Definitions

  1. to, toward or at one side

Word origin

1520s, from Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (“(frequentative)”) (modern English -le (“(frequentative)”)). Reanalyzed as side + long.

Used in a sentence

  • “He cast me a sidelong glance.”
  • “She made some sidelong remarks about his manhood.”

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01“Directed sideways”8 letters

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