crabwise

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective In the manner of a crab; sideways.
2. adjective Incidental.
3. adverb In the manner of a crab; sideways.

Similar words

oblique sideways indirect sidelong sideway sideways-on diagonalwise archwise birdwise circlewise

Often followed by

to across toward and down through