sidelong
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sidelong
- /ˈsaɪd.lɑŋ/ US
- /ˈsaɪd.lɒŋ/ UK
Where it comes from
1520s, from Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (“(frequentative)”) (modern English -le (“(frequentative)”)). Reanalyzed as side + long.
adjective
- Directed to the side; sideways. He cast me a sidelong glance.
- Slanting or sloping; oblique.
- Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward. She made some sidelong remarks about his manhood.
- Along the side of something. The passenger train was signalled from one of the west end bay platforms along the Down South Line; as it passed through a crossover to the Up South Line the freight train, which had been travelling slowly to the Up South Line, over-ran the signal protecting the crossover and came into sidelong coll
Similar: inside-out
adverb more sidelong · most sidelong
- Towards the side; sideways.
- obliquely
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adjective
Similar: inside-out
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adj sideways
| Italiano | obliquo |
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Talk about this word "sidelong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sidelong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sidelong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sidelong "sidelong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sidelong.Cite this
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title = {sidelong},
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