edgeways adverb oredgewise\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : with the edge toward or foremost : on, by, or with the edge < saw a plank edgeways > also: as if by an edge : barely — chiefly used in the phrase get a word in edgeways < had to raise his voice to get a word in edgeways — George Bellairs >