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Meaning of edgewise in English:

edgewise

Pronunciation /ˈɛdʒwʌɪz/

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adverb

mainly North American

  • With the edge uppermost or towards the viewer.

    • ‘40-feet long slabs of steel, mounted edgewise one atop the other’

Phrases

    get a word in edgewise
    mainly North American

    • usually with negative Contribute to a conversation with difficulty because the other speaker talks almost without pause.

      • ‘I didn't get a word in edgewise for an hour’