What does Edgewise mean?
Definitions for Edgewise
ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz; -ˌweɪzedge·wise
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Princeton's WordNet
edgeways, edgewiseadverb
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
"he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"
edgewise, edgewaysadverb
as if by an edge; barely
"I could not get a word in edgewise"
Wiktionary
edgewiseadverb
Edgeways.
edgewiseadverb
As if by an edge.
Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Edgewiseadverb
With the edge put into any particular direction.
Etymology: edge and wise.
Should the flat side be objected to the stream, it would be soon turned edgewise by the force of it. John Ray, on the Creation.
Wikipedia
Edgewise
Edgewise is an hour-long television news magazine program that aired on MSNBC from 1996 to 1997. The show was hosted by John Hockenberry.The show aired on Saturday evenings. In one notable episode with David Brinkley, the journalist was critical of President Bill Clinton. In July 1997, it was reported the show would be canceled. It ran until Labor Day of that year.
ChatGPT
edgewise
Edgewise is an adverb that typically refers to moving or being positioned in a direction or manner that the edge of something, rather than its surface, leads or is toward a particular point. It can also be used figuratively in conversation, as in "insert a word edgewise," which means to manage to get a word into a conversation despite continuous talking by someone else.
Webster Dictionary
Edgewiseadverb
with the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Edgewise in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Edgewise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Edgewise in a Sentence
What I think was terrible optics was five hours of haranguing and grilling Cecile Richards yesterday and not barely letting her get a word in edgewise where she was explaining very clearly what Planned Parenthood does, who Planned Parenthood serves and why Planned Parenthood is so important to the women, men and families of this country.
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