Defn: With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.
Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. Sir W. Scott.
EDGING
Edg"ing, n.
1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden. Dryden.
2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. Edging machine, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet.
EDGINGLY
Edg"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: Gradually; gingerly. [R.]
EDGY
Edg"y, a. Etym: [From Edge.]
1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
2. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. "An edgy style of sculpture." Hazlitt.