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单词 edgewise
释义

edgewise

adverb

edge·​wise ˈej-ˌwīz How to pronounce edgewise (audio)
1
: sideways
2
: as if by an edge : barely
usually used in the phrase get a word in edgewise

Synonyms

  • broadside
  • crabwise
  • edgeways [chiefly British]
  • sideways
  • sidewise
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

edgewise

adverb

edge·​wise ˈej-ˌwīz How to pronounce edgewise (audio)
: sideways sense 2

edgewise

adverb

as in sideways
with one side faced forward you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • sideways
  • edgeways
  • sidewise
  • broadside
  • crabwise
  • laterally
  • obliquely
  • aslant
  • indirectly
  • sidewards
  • sideward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straight
  • right
  • direct
  • dead
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