edgewise
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/
- Hyphenation: edge‧wise
Adverb
editedgewise (comparative more edgewise, superlative most edgewise)
- Edgeways.
- 2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh[1], Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:
- By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.
- As if by an edge.
- Synonym: edgeways
- Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Derived terms
editAdjective
editedgewise (not comparable)