Meanings
adverbcatty-cornered (not comparable)
- CanadaUSalternativenot comparableAlternative form of catty-corner: cater-corner.
adjectivecatty-cornered (not comparable)
- CanadaUSalternativenot comparableAlternative form of catty-corner: catercorner.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
catty-cornered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catty-cornered
MLA
“catty-cornered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catty-cornered. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catty-cornered,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catty-cornered.
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