kitty-cornered

or kit·ty-cor·ner

[kit-ee-kawr-nerd]

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adjective, adverb Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

cater-cornered.

Origin of kitty-cornered

First recorded in 1885–90

cater-cornered

[kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er-]

adjective

diagonal.

adverb

diagonally.

Also cat·er·cor·ner, cat·er-cor·ner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered.

Origin of cater-cornered

1830–40; dial. cater (adv.) diagonally (probably to be identified with obsolete cater four < Middle French quatre < Latin quattuor) + cornered

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Related Words for kitty-corner

crosswise, sidelong, diagonally, catty-corner, cornerwise, askew, obliquely, aslant, slantways, slantwise

British Dictionary definitions for kitty-corner

kitty-cornered

adjective

a variant of cater-cornered

cater-cornered

adjective, adverb

US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonalAlso: catty-cornered, kitty-cornered

Word Origin for cater-cornered

C16 cater, from dialect cater (adv) diagonally, from obsolete cater (n) four-spot of dice, from Old French quatre four, from Latin quattuor

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