adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of cater-corner. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

   "From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me."

Adjective

1. 1
   slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Alternative form of cater-corner. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

acrossathwartbendwisebiasbiasedbiaswise

Example

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"From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me."

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