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cattywampus

cattywampus adjective: synonym of catawampus (“askew”). Also the alternative spelling of catawampus.

Adjective

cattywampus (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of catawampus (“askew”).
    • Measure carefully before cutting, or the entire structure will turn out cattywampus.
  2. Synonym of cater-corner (“diagonal to, not directly across from nor adjacent to”).
    • City hall is cattywampus to the post office.
    Synonyms:
    cater-corner

Also used as

cattywampus is also the alternative spelling of catawampus.

Synonyms of cattywampus

Forms of cattywampus

pluralcattywampuses

Questions about cattywampus

What does cattywampus mean?
Cattywampus means synonym of catawampus (“askew”).
What part of speech is cattywampus?
Cattywampus is an adjective.

Words near cattywampus in the dictionary

  1. catty-mount
  2. catty-mounts
  3. catty-wonker
  4. cattycorner
  5. cattys
  6. cattywampus
  7. cattywampuses
  8. Catubig
  9. Catuday
  10. catuli
  11. Catullan

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