verb

1. To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.

2. To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.

adjective

1. Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

Synonyms: askew, oblique, sideways

adverb

1. (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

   “The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance.”

2. Sideways; obliquely.

Synonyms: obliquely, sideways, skeptically, suspiciously