{ A*skance" (&?;), A*skant" (&?;), } adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. Asquint.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.
They dart away; they wheel askance.
Beattie.
My palfrey eyed them askance.
Landor.
Both . . . were viewed askance by authority.
Gladstone.