I. əˈskan(t)s, -aa(ə)n-, -ain- also -ȧn- adverb
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : with a side glance : sideways , obliquely
did not now turn quite all the way back but looked at me askance with her bright steady eyes — Edmund Wilson
2. : with disapproval or distrust : suspiciously ,
one trained in … the basic sciences may look askance at this process — D.H.K.Lee
II. adjective
: turned askance : sideways
her eyes with their misted askance look — Elizabeth Bowen