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edgeways

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

edge·ways

adv \ˈej-ˌwāz\

Definition of EDGEWAYS

chiefly British

Examples of EDGEWAYS

  1. <he shoved the oversized book in edgeways so it would fit between the shelves>

First Known Use of EDGEWAYS

1566

Related to EDGEWAYS

Synonyms: broadside, crabwise, sideways [chiefly British], edgewise, sidewise
Near Antonyms: dead, direct, right, straight
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