cater-cornered

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

adjective

adverb

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

Definition for catty-corner (2 of 2)

catty-cornered

or cat·ty-cor·ner

[ kat-ee-kawr-nerd ]
/ ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd /

adjective, adverb Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

Origin of catty-cornered

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

British Dictionary definitions for catty-corner (1 of 2)

catty-cornered

adjective

a variant of cater-cornered

British Dictionary definitions for catty-corner (2 of 2)

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