edgeways, edgewise
(adverb) with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; “he sawed the board edgeways”; “held it edgewise”
edgewise, edgeways
(adverb) as if by an edge; barely; “I could not get a word in edgewise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
edgeways (not comparable)
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
With the edge uppermost.
• edgewise
edgeways (not comparable)
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
With the edge uppermost.
edgeways
plural of edgeway
• Segwayed, segwayed
Source: Wiktionary
Edge"ways, Edge"wise, adv.
Definition: With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge. Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
