sideways - Definition and Meaning

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(adverb)

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to, towards, or from the side

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she tilted her body sideways

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(adverb)

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by an indirect way

examples

some of the best and hardest working IT people I know came into the business sideways

(adjective)

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directed or moving to, towards, or from the side

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he hurried towards his office without a sideways glance

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(adjective)

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done indirectly

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he rambled through a number of subjects before making a sideways approach to what he really wanted