2022-04-27 07:24:33
Word Of The Day ( 23.04.2022 )
Askance ( Adverb ) - අකමැත්තෙන් හෝ අවිශ්වාසයෙන් හෝ අතුරු බැල්මකින්.
Full Definition:
1) with disapproval or distrust : SCORNFULLY
// They eyed the stranger askance.
// Many critics have looked askance at the proposal.
2) with a side-glance : OBLIQUELY
// That experienced pilot of the Broads looked askance at his watch, and drew Allan aside at the first opportunity.
Synonyms:
Distrustfully, Dubiously, Mistrustfully, Sideways, Skeptically
Antonyms:
Trustfully, Trustingly
Examples:
1) We looked *askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident.
2) Saban heard those words and looked askance and sidewise.
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