edgewise Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgeways.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
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adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgeways.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
WordNet
Edge"ways, Edge"wise adverb
(Also<
- Edgeways
- Edgewise
)
Definitions
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge. Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. Sir W. Scott.
