SIDELONG


Meaning of SIDELONG in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb

Etymology: side (I) + long

1. : in the direction of or along the side : laterally , obliquely , sideways

darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face — Irish Digest

glanced at them sidelong — Hearst's

2. : with the side toward someone or something

seated … sidelong to the window — Nathaniel Hawthorne

3. : on the side : with one side to the ground or floor

sidelong the plow beside the field-gate lay — William Morris

II. adjective

1. : having a slanting direction or a sloping position : lying on or inclining to one side

moved downwards in a sidelong way — Bram Stoker

sidelong country

2.

a. : directed to one side or sideways

the bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love — Oliver Goldsmith

sidelong glances

b. : moving or extending sideways

shot out sidelong boughs — Alfred Tennyson

c. : indirect rather than straightforward or open

a sidelong hope that there will be … reward in it — Frances Keene

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.