An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
EDGEWAYS
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
Etymology 1
Adverb
edgeways (not comparable)
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
With the edge uppermost.
Synonyms
• edgewise
Adjective
edgeways (not comparable)
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
With the edge uppermost.
Etymology 2
Noun
edgeways
plural of edgeway
Anagrams
• 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
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