Catty-cornered

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of catty-corner: catercorner. Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of catty-corner: cater-corner. Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
cata-corneredcatacornercater-corneredcatercornercatty-cornerkitty-corner

Etymology

From catty-corner + -ed.

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