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    SQUINTY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: squintier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: squintiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envyplay

    Example:

    sidelong glances

    Synonyms:

    askance; askant; asquint; sidelong; squint; squint-eyed; squinty

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Characterized by squintingplay

    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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