catty-cornered

[ kat-ee-kawr-nerd ]

adjective

, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. cater-cornered.

catty-cornered

adjective

1. a variant of cater-cornered

Word History and Origins

Origin of catty-cornered¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

His boat skedaddled up to a rock, hit it catty-cornered, and spun, and Abel was suddenly in the water, without his boat, borne along like a limp rag.

From Literature

When you leave the grocery, if you walk catty-cornered across the grass-grown lot, threading your way among the great rusty pipes thrown out of the canneries, you will see a path worn in the weeds.

From Literature

Architect George Dahl designed the building that opened in 1949 at the corner of Young and Houston streets, catty-cornered from Union Station.

From Washington Times

And the post headquarters located catty-cornered from the chapel on Jackson Boulevard was razed earlier this year to make way for a new Centennial Park.

From Washington Times