catty-corner

catty-corner
catty-corner catty-corner catty-cornered catty-corneredadj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction.

Syn: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • catty-corner(ed) — ˌcatty ˈcorner(ed) [catty corner(ed)] (also ˌkitty ˈcorner(ed)) adjective, adverb (NAmE …   Useful english dictionary

  • catty-corner — catty .corner adv ↑kitty corner …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • catty-corner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑cata cornered, ↑catercorner, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • catty-corner — American, American in a direction from one corner of a square to the opposite, far corner. Catty corner to the theatre, there s a drugstore. (often + to) …   New idioms dictionary

  • catty-corner — or catty cornered variant of kitty corner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • catty-corner — adverb AmE kitty corner …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • catty-corner — adjective See the synonym and definition at catercorner, of which this is a regional spelling variant …   Wiktionary

  • bias catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner catty-cornered diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered oblique skew skewed slanted — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catty-cornered — catty corner catty corner catty cornered catty corneredadj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn: bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catty-cornered — [kat′ē kôr΄nərd, kat′ikôr΄nərd] adj., adv. CATER CORNERED: also catty corner …   English World dictionary

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