edgeways

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb as if by an edge; barely
  2. adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

Etymology

From edge + -ways.

Synonyms

edgewise

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