HyperDic: catty-corner

English > 1 sense of the word catty-corner:
ADJECTIVEallcatty-corner, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-corneredslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
English > catty-corner: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line.
Example"set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
Synonymscatacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered
Broaderobliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled

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