kitty-cornered

or kit·ty-cor·ner

[ kit-ee-kawr-nerd ]
/ ˈkɪt iˌkɔr nərd /
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adjective, adverb Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

cater-cornered.

Origin of kitty-cornered

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby kitty-cornered

kittiwake, kittle, kittredge, kitty, kitty hawk, kitty-cornered, kittyhawk, kitwe, kitzbühel, kiungchow, kiungshan

Definition for kitty-corner (2 of 2)

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 related to kitty-corner

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

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

kitty-cornered

adjective

a variant of cater-cornered

British Dictionary definitions for kitty-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