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SQUINTY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example:
sidelong glances
Synonyms:
askance; askant; asquint; sidelong; squint; squint-eyed; squinty
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by squinting
Example:
he looked with squinty eyes
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
squint (the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed)
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