catty-cornered

cat·ty-cor·nered

 (kăt′ē-kôr′nərd) or cat·ty-cor·ner (-nər)

adj. & adv.

Variants of cater-cornered.

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catty-cornered

or

catty-corner

adj

variant forms of cater-cornered

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cat•ty-cor•nered

(ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd)

also cat′ty-cor`ner,

adj., adv.

Southern U.S. cater-cornered.

[1830–40, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

catty-cornered - 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-corner, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered oblique - 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"

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