kitty-cornered

[ kit-ee-kawr-nerd ]
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adjective, adverbChiefly Northern and Western U.S.

Origin of kitty-cornered

1
First recorded in 1885–90
  • Also kit·ty-cor·ner [kit-ee-kawr-ner] /ˈkɪt iˌkɔr nər/ .

Words Nearby kitty-cornered

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How to use kitty-cornered in a sentence

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

    The Servant Problem | Robert F. Young

British Dictionary definitions for kitty-cornered

kitty-cornered

adjective
  1. a variant of cater-cornered

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