leering

Other forms: leeringly

Definitions of leering
  1. adjective
    (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious
    “leering drugstore cowboys”
    synonyms:
    sexy
    marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
  2. adjective
    showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
    “"she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell”
    synonyms:
    malicious
    having the nature of or resulting from malice
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