adj
Meaning 1
Afflicted with a squint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
squinty
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/ˈskwɪnti/
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rhymes with -ɪnti
adj
Meaning 2
Sidelong, slanting, askew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
Examples
- That frame is a bit squinty, you'll have to right it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
characterized by squinting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he looked with squinty eyes
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- Elizabeth Bowen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her eyes with their misted askance look
- sidelong glances
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, sidelong
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From squint + -y.