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edge⋅wise

  [ej-wahyz]
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–adverb
1. with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
2. sideways.
—Idiom
3. get a word in edgewise, to succeed in entering a conversation or expressing one's opinion in spite of competition or opposition: There were so many people talking at once that I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Also, edge⋅ways  [ej-weyz] .

Origin:
1560–70; edge + -wise
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edge·wise   (ěj'wīz')   
adv.  

  1. With the edge foremost.

  2. On, by, with, or toward the edge.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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