edgeway
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- noun
- Archaic
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- 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
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A path or road from one place to another
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A road or path people use to travel between places
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A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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A path people use near a building or in a garden
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A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
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A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often
A path along the top of a hill used for walking or travel
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
A path for people to walk on beside a road
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.