1. with a sideways or oblique glance; with the eyes partly closed or turned to the side

1. turned or directed to one side; not straight or level
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• She looked at him asquint, suspicious of his explanation.
• He glanced asquint at the painting, trying to see it from a different angle.
• The picture hung asquint on the wall.
• She regarded the proposal asquint, neither fully approving nor rejecting it.
• The old frame sat asquint in the corner.
• He peered asquint through the narrow opening.