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sidewise

si·de·wise

US/ˈsaɪˌdwaɪz/ uncommon

adverb

1.

toward one side

  • “the car slipped sideways into the ditch”
  • “leaning sideways”
  • “a figure moving sidewise in the shadows”
2.

to a very high level

  • “prices have gone sky-high”
  • “garbage was piled sky-high”
  • “the men were flung sky-high by the explosion”
3.

from the side; obliquely

  • “a picture lit sideways”
  • “scenes viewed sidewise”

Origin

From side + -wise.

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