edgewise

adv, adj — 3 senses

edgewise

adv

UK /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/ · US /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/

Etymology From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.

1

Edgeways.

By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh, Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:

2

As if by an edge.

Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Derived terms: get a word in edgewise

edgewise

adj

Etymology From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.

1

Edgeways.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.