leering
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leer
(lîr)intr.v. leered, leer·ing, leers
To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.
n.
A desirous, sly, or knowing look.
[Probably from obsolete leer, cheek, from Middle English ler, from Old English hlēor; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]
leer′ing·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | leering - showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling |
| 2. | leering - (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
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