English adverb: edgewise | |||
1. | edgewise with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge | ||
Samples | He sawed the board edgeways. Held it edgewise. | ||
Synonyms | edgeways | ||
2. | edgewise as if by an edge; barely | ||
Samples | I could not get a word in edgewise. | ||
Synonyms | edgeways | ||