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Edgeways Definition & Meaning

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

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What does edgeways mean?
as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise"
What part of speech is edgeways?
Edgeways is an adverb.
How many definitions does edgeways have?
Edgeways has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).

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