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CATTY-CORNERED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
Example:
set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot
Synonyms:
cata-cornered; catacorner; cater-cornered; catercorner; catty-corner; catty-cornered; kitty-corner; kitty-cornered
Classified under:
Similar:
oblique (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled)