Associations to the word «Edgewise»

Wiktionary

EDGEWISE, adverb. Edgeways.
EDGEWISE, adverb. As if by an edge.

Dictionary definition

EDGEWISE, adverb. With the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise".
EDGEWISE, adverb. As if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise".

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain