cater-cornered

[ kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er- ]

/ ˈkæt ɪˌkɔr nərd, ˈkæt i-, ˈkæt ər- /

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adjective

diagonal.

adverb

diagonally.

Also cat·er·cor·ner, cat·er-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·nered, kit·ty-cor·ner, kit·ty-cor·nered .

Origin of cater-cornered

First recorded in 1830–40; dialectal cater (adverb) diagonally (probably to be identified with obsolete cater “four,” from Middle French, quatre, from Latin quattuor ) + cornered

Words nearby cater-cornered

catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cateran, cater-cornered, cater-cousin, caterer, Caterina, catering, caterpillar

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Example sentences from the Web for cater-cornered

Well, it is off the left-hand side, kind of cater-cornered across from our building.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I was hurty from head to toe and back again, and crosswise and cater-cornered.
"Speaking of Operations--"|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for cater-cornered

cater-cornered

/ (ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd) /

adjective, adverb

US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonalAlso: catty-cornered, kitty-cornered

Word Origin for cater-cornered

C16 cater, from dialect cater (adv) diagonally, from obsolete cater (n) four-spot of dice, from Old French quatre four, from Latin quattuor

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单词	cater-cornered
释义	cater-cornered [ kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er- ] / ˈkæt ɪˌkɔr nərd, ˈkæt i-, ˈkæt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cater-cornered ON THESAURUS.COM adjective diagonal. adverb diagonally. Also cat·er·cor·ner, cat·er-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·ner, cat·ty-cor·nered, kit·ty-cor·ner, kit·ty-cor·nered . Origin of cater-cornered First recorded in 1830–40; dialectal cater (adverb) diagonally (probably to be identified with obsolete cater “four,” from Middle French, quatre, from Latin quattuor ) + cornered Words nearby cater-cornered catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cateran, cater-cornered, cater-cousin, caterer, Caterina, catering, caterpillar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cater-cornered Well, it is off the left-hand side, kind of cater-cornered across from our building. Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy I was hurty from head to toe and back again, and crosswise and cater-cornered. "Speaking of Operations--"\|Irvin S. Cobb British Dictionary definitions for cater-cornered cater-cornered / (ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd) / adjective, adverb US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonalAlso: catty-cornered, kitty-cornered Word Origin for cater-cornered C16 cater, from dialect cater (adv) diagonally, from obsolete cater (n) four-spot of dice, from Old French quatre four, from Latin quattuor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cater-cornered crosswise, slanted, leaning, bent, diagonal, inclining, pitching, bevel, oblique, cross, bias, crossways, askance, askew, asymmetrical, awry, crooked, distorted, inclined, sideways
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cater-cornered

adjective

adverb

Origin of cater-cornered

Words nearby cater-cornered

Example sentences from the Web for cater-cornered

British Dictionary definitions for cater-cornered

adjective, adverb

Word Origin for cater-cornered

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