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crabwise
crab·wise C0716900 (krăb′wīz′)adv.1. Sideways.2. In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.crabwise (ˈkræbˌwaɪz) adj, adv(of motion) sideways; like a crabcrab•wise (ˈkræbˌwaɪz) adv. sideways. [1900–05] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | crabwise - (of movement) at an anglesidewaysoblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" | Translationscrabwise
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