edgewise
pronunciation
How to pronounce edgewise in British English:
UK ['edʒwaɪz]
How to pronounce edgewise in American English:
US ['edʒwaɪz]
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- Adverb:
- with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
- as if by an edge; barely
Word Origin
- edgewise
- see edgeways.
Example
- 1. Try getting it through the door edgewise .
- 2. T let me get a word in edgewise .
- 3. I could not get a word in edgewise .
- 4. Orthodontic model for demonstration with edgewise bracket .
- 5. The combination of these two things edgewise tools calls the laser manufacturing revolution .