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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread #124216 - 02/29/04 10:55 PM askance   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "I should not like to get into that man's clutches," said I, as my superior rejoined me; "he has a way of making one appear so small." Mr. Gryce shot an askancelook at his shadow gloomily following him along the pavement. (I have seen that look so many times, I did not need to look it up. But I still wonder how it originated.) askance [ə'skæns], askant [ə'skænt] adverb(ial) 1 with an oblique glance 2 with doubt or mistrust [ETYMOLOGY: 16th Century: of unknown origin] #124217 - 03/03/04 09:01 AM Re: askance   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Don't remember having seen it as an adjective before, only an adverb, as in "He looked askance at the yelling children at the next table." Bingley Bingley Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,878 Posts223,913 Members9,019 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Rogerdoctor, SquareDonut, WonderW, Trailjohn, Reddit 9019 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 62 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 LukeJavan8 12 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 8,974 wofahulicodoc 7,494 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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