cater-cornered
diagonally.
Origin of cater-cornered
1- Also cat·er·cor·ner, cat·er-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·nered, kit·ty-cor·ner, kit·ty-cor·nered .
Words Nearby cater-cornered
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How to use cater-cornered in a sentence
Well, it is off the left-hand side, kind of cater-cornered across from our building.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIt is generally used though, I believe, as an adverb; as, "the piano stands cater-cornered" (diagonally).
Every-Day Errors of Speech | L. P. MeredithWhen we did have meals with Oswald, he sat cater-cornered from me.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI was hurty from head to toe and back again, and crosswise and cater-cornered.
"Speaking of Operations--" | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for cater-cornered
/ (ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd) /
US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonal: Also: catty-cornered, kitty-cornered
Origin of cater-cornered
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