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catty-corner
cat·er-cor·nered C0161100 (kăt′ər-kôr′nərd, kăt′ē-) also cat·er-cor·ner (-nər) or cat·ty-cor·nered or cat·ty-cor·ner (kăt′ē-) or kit·ty-cor·nered or kit·ty-cor·ner (kĭt′ē-)adj. Diagonal.adv. In a diagonal position.
[From obsolete cater, four at dice, from Middle English, from Old French catre, four, from Latin quattuor; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
cat·ty-cor·nered C0169500 (kăt′ē-kôr′nərd) or cat·ty-cor·ner (-nər)adj. & adv. Variants of cater-cornered.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | catty-corner - slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-corneredoblique - 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" |
catty-corner
catty-cornerPositioned diagonally from someone or something. This phrase can be used as an adverb and an adjective. Primarily heard in US. No, you know Mr. Lewis—his house is catty-corner to ours.catty-corner
Synonyms for catty-corneradj slanted across a polygon on a diagonal lineSynonyms- catacorner
- cata-cornered
- catercorner
- cater-cornered
- catty-cornered
- kitty-corner
- kitty-cornered
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