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sideway

adv. from the side; "Look at it sideways"

sideway

adv. with one side to the front or upward: "lie sideways"

sideway

adv. downward on one side; "lean sideways"

sidelong, obliquely

adv. "She looked at him sidelong"

oblique, crabwise

adj. (of movement) at an angle

crooked

adj. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

awry, wonky, askew, cockeyed, lopsided

adj. turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

askance, askant, sidelong

adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

roundabout, circuitous

adj. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

diversionary

adj. (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive

wandering, winding, rambling, meandering

adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

direct

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

straight

adj. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

straight, consecutive

adj. successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"

balanced

adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

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