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 Definitions of edgewise  [ˌweɪz]  

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Definition of 'edgewise' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adv.) edgewise
with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.

2.  edgewise
sideways.

Etymology:  (1560–70)

Definition of 'edgewise' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adverb) edgeways, edgewise
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
"he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"

2. (adverb) edgewise, edgeways
as if by an edge; barely
"I could not get a word in edgewise"


Definition of 'edgewise' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adverb) edgewise
with the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge



'edgewise' - Nearby Entries  

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