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say it: EJ-wahyz
edgewise is an adverb meaning "with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge". It is pronounced /ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz/ — EJ-wahyz. It carries 2 recorded senses.
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
“he sawed the board edgeways”
“held it edgewise”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for edgewise come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.