3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Askance \A*skance"\, Askant \A*skant"\, adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. {Asquint}.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. [1913 Webster] They dart away; they wheel askance. --Beattie. [1913 Webster] My palfrey eyed them askance. --Landor. [1913 Webster] Both . . . were viewed askance by authority. --Gladstone. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: askant \askant\ adj. 1. toward the side, rather than directly ahead; -- used of a glance. Syn: askance, sidelong. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: askant adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]
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