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Definition of Crabwise
1. Adjective. (of movement) at an angle.
Definition of Crabwise
1. Adjective. In the manner of a crab; sideways. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Incidental. ¹
3. Adverb. In the manner of a crab; sideways. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crabwise
1. sideways [adv] - See also: sideways
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crabwise
Literary usage of Crabwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Flying: Complete Course of Flying Instruction by William Gordon McMinnies, Henry Graeme Anderson (1918)
"In practising this, the pupil will notice that what really happens is that the
drift, or crabwise motion, of the machine over the ground, due to the side ..."
2. A Motley by John Galsworthy (1910)
"So I went down the street crabwise. She knew I was going crabwise, she knew the
position of the "bobby" at the corner, she knew everything all round her. ..."
3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1883)
"... its apparent insolubility; and I have again and again made advances upon it,
sideways, or crabwise, fresh from the contemplation of more normal types. ..."
4. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"... Stayed featly at the galley's mounting-place, Where slowly these sad-faced
landsmen went crabwise and evil-mouthed with discontent, Holding to sodden ..."
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