edgeway
- noun
- Archaic
- This is less a film than a drunken late-night conversation stretching out way too long with that friend you haven't seen in years who talks too much, where the inability to get a word in edgeways or offer an opposing point of view starts to grate more and more as time goes on.
Examples
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It seems to get a word in edgeways with you, following any perverse, sordid idea that comes into your mind.
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We walked along the edgeway following the fence that separated the field from the woods.
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- Who could get a word in edgeways?
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I can't get a word in edgeways.
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The hikers carefully traced the edgeway that hugged the cliff, enjoying the stunning views.
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She often jogs on the edgeway beside the river, where the scenery is beautiful and peaceful.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A path or road from one place to another
∞
1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
575
1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
56
1.0
A path people use near a building or in a garden
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2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
8
1.9
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
7
7.4
A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often
1
6.1
A path along the top of a hill used for walking or travel
1
2.5
A path for people to walk on beside a road
1
8.4
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word edgeway comes from the simple parts edge 'border' and way 'path', so it originally meant a path at the border of something. That's why an edgeway is an old name for a track running along a field, river, or cliff.