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EDGEWAYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does edgeways mean?
• EDGEWAYS (adverb)
The adverb EDGEWAYS has 2 senses:
2. with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
Familiarity information: EDGEWAYS used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As if by an edge; barely
Synonyms:
edgeways; edgewise
Context example:
I could not get a word in edgewise
Sense 2
Meaning:
With the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
Synonyms:
edgeways; edgewise
Context example:
held it edgewise
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