edgeways

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edgeways¹

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From edge + -ways.

adverb

  1. not comparable With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
  2. not comparable With the edge uppermost.

Similar: edgewise

adjective

  1. not comparable With the edge facing in the direction of movement. an edgeways motion
  2. not comparable With the edge uppermost.

edgeways²

noun

  1. plural plural of edgeway

Thesaurus

adverb

Similar: edgewise

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adv with the edge uppermost

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"edgeways." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edgeways. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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edgeways. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edgeways

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"edgeways." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edgeways.

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@misc{edgeways_2026,
  title = {edgeways},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edgeways},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}