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asity
ask
ask after
ask for
ask out
ask size
askance
askari
askew
asking price
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aslant
asleep
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aslope
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askance

a·skance [ ə skánss ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
suspiciously: with doubt or suspicion

[15th century. Origin ?]
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