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catty-cornered

catty-cornered is the alternative form of catty-corner.

Meaning of catty-corner

Adverb

catty-corner (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.
    • He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the dirtdigger's pumps and his dark window full of glinting shovels and fishing rods.1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 35
    Synonyms:
    cater-corner

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Origin of catty-cornered

From catty-corner + -ed.

Questions about catty-cornered

What is catty-cornered the alternative form of?
Catty-cornered is the alternative form of catty-corner.

Words near catty-cornered in the dictionary

  1. cattos
  2. Cattrall
  3. Cattubo
  4. catty
  5. catty-corner
  6. catty-cornered
  7. catty-mount
  8. catty-mounts
  9. catty-wonker
  10. cattycorner
  11. cattys

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