crabwise

crab·wise

C0716900 (krăb′wīz′)adv.1. Sideways.2. In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.

crabwise

(ˈkræbˌwaɪz) adj, adv(of motion) sideways; like a crab

crab•wise

(ˈkræbˌwaɪz)

adv. sideways. [1900–05]

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Adj.

crabwise - (of movement) at an anglesidewaysoblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

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crabwise

crab·wise

crabwise

crab•wise

crabwise

Synonyms for crabwise

adj (of movement) at an angle

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