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cattywampuses

cattywampuses is the plural of cattywampus.

Meaning of cattywampus

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

Questions about cattywampuses

What is cattywampuses the plural of?
Cattywampuses is the plural of cattywampus.

Words near cattywampuses in the dictionary

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

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