sideways

What it means

1. Moving or directed toward one side.

   He gave the ball a sideways kick.

   1 more example

   Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].

2. informalPositioned sideways (with a side to the front).

   There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.

3. informalNeither moving upward nor moving downward.

   Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.

In a sentence

Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].

Where it comes from

From side + -ways.