asquint

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen

Adj

Looking sideways, as though warily.

Adv

With narrowed eyes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word related to Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”). Compare also Middle English askoin, askoyn, of skwyn (“on a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), German Low German schüün (“slanting”), Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”).

Synonyms

askance, askant, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty

Scrabble Score: 16

asquint is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
asquint is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
asquint is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

asquint is a valid Words With Friends word