askant
/əs'kæns/ Cách viết khác : (askant) /əs'kænt/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- With a side glance; obliquely: Looking or directing one's gaze sideways, not directly.
- With an attitude of doubt, suspicion, disapproval, or envy: Regarding someone or something in a skeptical, mistrustful, or disapproving manner.
Usage
The word "askant" is an archaic or less common variant of "askance." It is used to describe a manner of looking or regarding that is indirect and implies a negative judgment, such as suspicion, disapproval, or skepticism. It is almost exclusively used in literary or formal contexts.
Examples
- Adverb:
- The old man looked askant at the new technology, unsure if he could trust it.
- She viewed his extravagant claims askant, her expression full of doubt.
Advanced Usage
- "to look askant at": This is the most common construction. It means to regard someone or something with suspicion, disapproval, or skepticism.
- The conservative members of the committee looked askant at the radical proposal.
Variants and Related Words
- Askance (adv): The standard and more common form with identical meaning.
- The teacher glanced askance at the student who was whispering.
Synonyms
- Sideways: With a direction to the side.
- Skeptically: With doubt or disbelief.
- Dubiously: With hesitation or doubt.
- Mistrustfully: With a lack of trust.
Antonyms
- Directly: In a straightforward manner.
- Approvingly: With favor or consent.
- Trustingly: With confidence or trust.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To look askance at: To view with suspicion, disapproval, or doubt.
- Many traditionalists look askance at modern art forms.
Adjective
- (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances