kitty-cornered

Also kit·ty-cor·ner

[kit-ee-kawr-nerd]

adjective

Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

1. cater-cornered.

kitty-cornered

adjective

1. a variant of cater-cornered

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitty-cornered¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

As a huge new apartment complex went up kitty-cornered from him, he felt the rumble of jackhammers, and more is coming.

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

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With the chicken, Billy's mother served "kitty-cornered" sandwiches of brown bread filled with cream cheese and chopped nuts.

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