catty-cornered — catty corner catty corner catty cornered catty corneredadj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn: bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catty-cornered — [kat′ē kôr΄nərd, kat′ikôr΄nərd] adj., adv. CATER CORNERED: also catty corner … English World dictionary
catty-cornered — 1838, from now obsolete cater to set or move diagonally (1570s), from M.Fr. catre four, from L. quattuor (see FOUR (Cf. four)). Cf. CARREFOUR (Cf. carrefour) … Etymology dictionary
Catty-Cornered — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Catty Cornered series = Tom and Jerry caption = Catty Cornered title card director = Abe Levitow story artist = John W. Dunn animator = Tom Ray Ken Harris Dick Thompson Don Towsley Ben Washam voice actor … Wikipedia
catty-cornered — adj., adv. also: cater cornered (AE) catty cornered to * * * see cater cornered (AE) catty cornered to … Combinatory dictionary
catty-cornered — var. of CATER CORNERED. * * * catty corner(ed), cornering see cater cornered adj. and adv … Useful english dictionary
catty-cornered — /kat ee kawr neuhrd/, adj., adv. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. cater cornered. Also, catty corner. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
catty-cornered — I. see catty corner II. adverb or adjective see kitty corner … New Collegiate Dictionary
catty-cornered — adjective see cater cornered … English new terms dictionary
catty-cornered — cat•ty cor•nered [[t]ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd[/t]] also cat′ty cor ner adj. adv. dial. Southern U.S. cater cornered • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
