side-glance
Quick sideways look
A side-glance is a look directed sideways rather than straight ahead, typically brief and covert.
It often carries implications of suspicion, disapproval, or furtive interest: She caught his side-glance across the room.
The term is sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not.
Affectedly modest
- playfulInclined toward fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
alluring · coquettish · kittenish · sly · mischievous · cheeky · arch · demure
Eager to learn more
- interestedEager to know more
- intriguedHad curiosity aroused
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
searching · probing · prying · nosy · snooping · peering · peeking · observant
Showing open contempt
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- witheringDrying and declining
dismissive · sneering · reproachful · critical · condescending · disparaging · derisive · scathing
Guardedly alert
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- leeryCautiously distrustful
mistrustful · guarded · circumspect · apprehensive · uneasy · questioning · watchful · vigilant
coy
Affectedly modest
- playfulInclined toward fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
suggestive · alluring · coquettish · kittenish · sly · mischievous · cheeky · arch · demure · bashful
inquisitive
Eager to learn more
- interestedEager to know more
- intriguedHad curiosity aroused
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
questioning · searching · probing · prying · nosy · snooping · peering · peeking · observant · watchful
scornful
Showing open contempt
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
withering · dismissive · sneering · reproachful · critical · condescending · disparaging · derisive · scathing · cold
wary
Guardedly alert
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
leery · mistrustful · guarded · circumspect · apprehensive · uneasy · questioning · watchful · vigilant · calculating
side-glancefixed gaze
stare · fixed stare · steady gaze · lingering look · hard stare
side, glance, sides, sided, siding, sidelong, sideways, sidebar, sideline