kitty-cornered

or kit·ty-cor·ner

[ kit-ee-kawr-nerd ]
/ ˈkɪt iˌkɔr nərd /

adjective, adverb Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

Origin of kitty-cornered

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby kitty-cornered

Example sentences from the Web for kitty-cornered

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

    The Servant Problem |Robert F. Young

British Dictionary definitions for kitty-cornered

kitty-cornered

adjective

a variant of cater-cornered