Added 9 October 2026 crabwise adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about crabwise at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (of movement) at an angle. Related Words: obliquesidewaysindirectsidelongsidewaysideways-ondiagonalwisearchwisebirdwisecirclewiseslaunchwisewide Back to today's word