Meanings
adjectivekitty-cornered (not comparable)
- USnot comparableSynonym of kitty-corner (“cater-corner”).
He’s king of all these wigged men sitting with their hosed legs kitty-cornered under their desks.
1987, Martha Barron Barrett, God’s Country, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 67Synonyms: kitty-corner
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of kitty-corner (“cater-corner”).
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adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
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Origin
Corruption of cater-corner.
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APA
kitty-cornered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitty-cornered
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“kitty-cornered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitty-cornered. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitty-cornered,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitty-cornered.
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