/euh skans"/ , adv.
1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer.
2. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.
Also, askant /euh skant"/ .
[ 1520-30; earlier a scanche, a sca ( u ) nce; of obscure orig. ]
Syn. 1. skeptically, suspiciously.