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sideways

/ˈsaɪdweɪz/ adjective

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In Latin: oblīquē Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sideways at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Moving or directed toward one side.
    Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said, […] .
  2. Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
    There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
  3. Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
    Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.

adverb

  1. With a side to the front.
    He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.
  2. Towards one side.
    A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.
  3. Askance; sidelong.

noun

  1. plural of sideway

Origin

From side + -ways.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Related Words: sidelongsidewiseobliquelyobliqueindirectcrabwiseaskewawrybackwardsasideawayprofile

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