kitty-cornered

[ kit-ee-kawr-nerd ]

adjective

, Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

1. cater-cornered.

kitty-cornered

adjective

1. See cater-cornered
   a variant of cater-cornered

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitty-cornered¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He kitty-cornered the intersection and pulled up alongside her.

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