edgewise

English

Etymology

From edge +‎ -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/
• Hyphenation: edge‧wise

Adverb

edgewise (comparative more edgewise, superlative most edgewise)

1. Edgeways.
   • 2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh‎, Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:

     By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.

2. As if by an edge.

   Synonym: edgeways

   Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Derived terms

• get a word in edgewise

Adjective

edgewise (not comparable)

1. Edgeways.

Anagrams

• Weedgies