catty-cornered
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cat·ty-cor·nered
(kăt′ē-kôr′nərd) or cat·ty-cor·ner (-nər)adj. & adv.
Variants of cater-cornered.
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catty-cornered
orcatty-corner
adj
variant forms of cater-cornered
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cat•ty-cor•nered
(ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd)also cat′ty-cor`ner,
adj., adv.
Southern U.S. cater-cornered.
[1830–40, Amer.]
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| Adj. | 1. | catty-cornered - slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
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