Crabwise Definition

krăbwīz
adverb
Toward one side; sideways; laterally.
Webster's New World
In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.
American Heritage
adjective

In the manner of a crab; sideways.

Wiktionary

(figuratively) Incidental.

Wiktionary
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Origin of Crabwise

  • From crab +‎ -wise.

    From Wiktionary