cater-cornered

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

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

Words nearby cater-cornered

catenate, catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cater-cornered, cater-cousin, cateran, caterer, caterina, catering

Words related to catercorner

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

British Dictionary definitions for catercorner

cater-cornered
/ (ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd) /

adjective, adverb

US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonal Also: 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