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askance

adverb
  1. with a side or oblique glance
    “They did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with their dark eyes.”
  2. with suspicion or disapproval
    “I looked askance at the offer.”
adjective
  1. directed to one side with, or as if with doubt, suspicion, or envy, used especially of glances
    “My eyes gave an askance look.”
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