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sideling

adj

Etymology

From Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (modern English side + -ling).

inherited from sidlyng

Definitions

directed toward one side
inclined
inclined; having an inclination
in a sidelong direction
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1. obliquely
  obliquely; askew
2. 5
  Archaic form of siding (“side branch of railway track”).
  - Upon the main stem […] there is also but one track of Rails with sidelings and turnouts.

The neighborhood

synonymdirected to one side
synonymsideways
neighborsidelong
neighborsideward
neighborsidewise

Derived

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sideling. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA