"Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o' one o' them boards war sot sorter catawampus, ...".
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Catawampus
//ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs//
Synonyms for "catawampus" (12 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
Related words (6)
Adjective(6 words)
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11 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 3 languages.
German
1 entries- kreuz und quer adj (out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner)
Polish
4 entries- brutalny adj (fierce, destructive)
- dziki adj (fierce, destructive)
- niszczycielski adj (fierce, destructive)
- skośny adj (out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- dođavola adj (out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner)
- dođavola adj (fierce, destructive)
- k vragu adj (out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner)
- k vragu adj (fierce, destructive)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
"Remember when Justin missed the T in the software code and tanked the reports for the client. What a catawampus that was.".
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There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too, as graze upon a human pretty strong; but don't mind them, they're company.
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