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English adverb: edgewise

1. edgewise with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge


SamplesHe sawed the board edgeways.
Held it edgewise.


Synonymsedgeways

2. edgewise as if by an edge; barely


SamplesI could not get a word in edgewise.


Synonymsedgeways









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