sideways

[ sahyd-weyz ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /
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adverb

with a side foremost.
facing to the side.
toward or from one side.
with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

adjective

moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
indirect or evasive.
Also sideway, side·wise [sahyd-wahyz] /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/.

Origin of sideways

First recorded in 1570–80; side1 + -ways

Words nearby sideways

sidewalk superintendent, sidewalking, sidewall, sideward, sideway, sideways, sidewheel, sidewheeler, sidewind, sidewinder, sidhe

Definition for sideways (2 of 2)

sideway
[ sahyd-wey ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪ /

noun

a byway.

adjective, adverb

sideways.

Origin of sideway

First recorded in 1605–15; side1 + way1

Words related to sideways

obliquely, sidelong, alongside, aside, athwart, indirectly, laterally, slanting, sloping, aslant, aslope, broadside, crabwise, edgeways, slantwise

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British Dictionary definitions for sideways

sideways
/ (ˈsaɪdˌweɪz) /

adverb

moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
from one side; obliquely
with one side forward

adjective (prenominal)

moving or directed to or from one side
towards or from one side

Idioms and Phrases with sideways

sideways

see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.