cater-cornered

American  

[kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er-] / ˈkæt ɪˌkɔr nərd, ˈkæt i-, ˈkæt ər- /

Also catercorner,

adjective

1. diagonal.

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adverb

1. diagonally.

cater-cornered British  

/ ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd /

adjective

1. Also: catty-cornered.   kitty-cornered.  informal diagonally placed; diagonal

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Etymology

Origin of cater-cornered

First recorded in 1830–40; dialectal cater (adverb) diagonally (probably to be identified with obsolete cater “four,” from Middle French, quatre, from Latin quattuor ) + cornered

Example Sentences

The new Colburn structure is under construction on a former parking lot, cater-cornered to the current campus, at 2nd and Olive streets just east of the Grand, creating three contiguous blocks of Gehry-designed buildings.

From Los Angeles Times

Lander will drop you at Hiawatha Playfield, another green space good for a break, which is cater-cornered from Safeway, prime for a bathroom and water if need be.

From Seattle Times

The event will be on the northeast corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road, cater-cornered from where the doomed theater stood.

From Washington Post

In the bathroom, the two sinks are cater-cornered.

From Washington Post

“We put a ‘Soul Brother’ sign out front,” recalled Rick Lee, whose family still owns Lee’s Flower Shop, which is cater-cornered from Industrial Bank.

From Washington Post