edgewise

edge·wise

adv \-ˌwīz\

Definition of EDGEWISE

1

: sideways

2

: as if by an edge : barely —usually used in the phrase get a word in edgewise

Examples of EDGEWISE

1. <you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise>

First Known Use of EDGEWISE

1677

Related to EDGEWISE

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

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

Near Antonyms: dead, direct, right, straight

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Rhymes with EDGEWISE

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