Edgewise
['edʒwaɪz]
Definition
(adv.) as if by an edge; barely; 'I could not get a word in edgewise'.
Checked by Casey--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.
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Examples
- This interior cylinder readily revolves on an axis, _g_, _g_, shown in the section of the instrument as seen edgewise. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The accompanying diagrams represent sections of a gas meter, as seen in front and edgewise. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I'll take a message to the poor thing, with the greatest pleasure, answered Sergeant Cuff, before I could put in a word edgewise. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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