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Edgewise (Adverb)

With the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise".

She had difficulty cutting the metal bar since it had to be cut edgewise with a hacksaw.
The carpenter carefully placed the board in the miter box to cut it edgewise for a precise angle.
In order to make room on the cluttered shelf, she placed the thin box edgewise between two other containers.
He positioned the flathead screwdriver edgewise to pry the stuck drawer open.
The wide screen television had to be wall-mounted with its frame facing edgewise for security reasons.

As if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise".

I could barely squeeze in a word edgewise as the host kept talking about himself.
He talked for so long, no one could get a question in edgewise.
It's difficult to explain something in meetings because they don't let anyone else get a word in edgewise.
You'd better interrupt or else they'll take the floor, making it hard for others to say a thing edgewise.
If he had more friends there who supported her opinion she would not get so angry that she just starts abruptly having no way for him to get her idea across but get his point in edgewise