CRABWISE


Meaning of CRABWISE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb

Etymology: crab (I) + -wise

1. : sideways

the battleship was pushed several feet crabwise by its nine-gun broadside

2. : in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner

Canada has moved crabwise toward socialism — W.G.Hardy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.