English Explanatory Dictionary

sidelong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Directed to the side; sideways.
  2. Slanting or sloping; oblique.
  3. Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
  4. Along the side of something.
adv
  1. Towards the side; sideways.
  2. obliquely

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪd.lɑŋ/ /ˈsaɪd.lɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sidelong.wav

Word forms

sidelong more sidelong most sidelong

Etymology

1520s, from Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (“(frequentative)”) (modern English -le (“(frequentative)”)). Reanalyzed as side + long.

Synonyms

inside-out

Related words

sidle sideling sidling
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