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Meaning of 'edgewise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Edgewise [ adv.]
- With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.

Meaning of 'edgewise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . edgewise [ r]
Meaning (1):
- with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
Example in sentence:
  • he sawed the board edgeways;
  • held it edgewise
Meaning (2):
- as if by an edge; barely
Example in sentence:
  • I could not get a word in edgewise

Nearby Words:

edge edgebone edged edgeless edgelong edgeshot edgeways edging edgingly edgy

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