semi-sidewise

Updated: January 27, 2026

Ignorant of a Ferenghi's mode of attack, the presumptuous individual, with his hand twisted in my neck-handkerchief, cocks his head in a semi-sidewise attitude, in splendid position to be dropped like a pole-axed steer by a neat tap on the temple.

Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II : From Teheran To Yokohama