crabwise

crab·wise

adv \-ˌwīz\

Definition of CRABWISE

1

: sideways

2

: in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner

Examples of CRABWISE

1. <she inched crabwise out of the room, hoping no one would notice>

First Known Use of CRABWISE

1863

Related to CRABWISE

Synonyms: broadside, sideways, edgeways [chiefly British], edgewise, sidewise

Related Words: aslant, indirectly, obliquely; laterally, sideward (or sidewards)

Near Antonyms: dead, direct, right, straight

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Rhymes with CRABWISE

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