crabwise

adv.

1. Sideways.
2. In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.

(KRAB-wyz)
adverb, adjective
1. Sideways.
2. In a cautious or roundabout manner.

Etymology
From the sideways movement of crabs.

Usage
"John Smith is still moving crabwise towards modernity." — John Major's Last Year?, The Economist (London), May 15, 1993.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of movement) at an angle
  Synonym: sideways

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - på krabbemaner, sidelæns
adj. - på krabbemaner, sidelæns

Nederlands (Dutch)
zijwaarts

Français (French)
adv. - latéralement
adj. - latéral

Deutsch (German)
adv. - seitlich
adj. - seitwärts

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πλαγίως, λοξά

Italiano (Italian)
lateralmente, di traverso

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em deriva

Русский (Russian)
двигаться боком

Español (Spanish)
adv. - lateralmente
adj. - lateral

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - sidledes, på omvägar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
横斜地, 小心地, 横向的, 小心翼翼的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 橫斜地, 小心地
adj. - 橫向的, 小心翼翼的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 게걸음으로, 신중히, 간접적으로
adj. - 옆으로 걷는, 신중한, 간접적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - カニのように, 慎重に回り道をして

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بطريقه جانبيه تشبه حركه سرطان البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כתנועת הסרטן, לצדדים ואחורה‬
adj. - ‮כתנועת הסרטן, לצדדים ואחורה‬

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