Edgewise has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adjective
Adverb
1
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
"he sawed the board edgeways"
"held it edgewise"
2
as if by an edge; barely
"I could not get a word in edgewise"
Example Sentences
"he sawed the board edgeways"
adverb
"held it edgewise"
adverb
"I could not get a word in edgewise"
adverb