cater-cornered
cater-cornered is the alternative form of cater-corner.
Meaning of cater-corner
Adjective
cater-corner (not comparable)
- At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
- The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast.
- Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.
Questions about cater-cornered
- What is cater-cornered the alternative form of?
- Cater-cornered is the alternative form of cater-corner.
Words near cater-cornered in the dictionary
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