Onlooking

//ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That is looking on; watching, observing.

    "A second character dressed as a bishop, gesturing towards the onlooking Henry VII, compared him with the costumed deity […]."

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rubberneck

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"A second character dressed as a bishop, gesturing towards the onlooking Henry VII, compared him with the costumed deity […]."

Etymology

From on- + looking.

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