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sidelong

Posted on June 17, 2015June 16, 2015 by admin

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adjective

1. directed to one side, as a motion or glance.
Annoyed, he cast a sidelong glance at her, hoping she would let him speak.
As they walked together, she stole sidelong glances at his handsome profile.

2. indirect or veiled.
He gave a few sidelong hints about his intentions, but never said outright what he had decided to do.

 A figurative use of “sidelong” by Virginia Woolf

“The man looks the world full in the face, as if it were made for his uses and fashioned to his liking. The woman takes a sidelong glance at it, full of subtlety, even of suspicion. Had they both worn the same clothes, it is possible that their outlook might have been the same.” (Virginia Woolf)

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