catty-corner

Examples

• All

• The Wedding Chapel is on the Fantasy Deck, catty-corner from the duty-free shop.

  Fiction book (2002)

• He moved her chairs so they faced each other, catty-corner.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The hotel stood catty-corner to his previous place of employment.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The Vaccaros lived in 7C, catty-corner to us in another building, no more than a side-arm toss out our window.

  Fiction book (1990)

• There was a mall with a donut shop, auto parts, 60 Minute Photo, and a deli, all catty-corner to a huge new Toyota dealership.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The restaurant is located catty-corner from the city park, providing a great view of the green space.

• Her apartment is catty-corner to the grocery store, making it easy for her to shop for essentials.

• The old library sits catty-corner to the new community center, attracting many visitors to both places.

Synonyms

K

kitty-corner

vscatty-corner

• US

1 7.9

Diagonally across the street from another place

is the same sense but differs by word form

K

kitty-cornered

vscatty-corner

• US

7.9

A place diagonally across an intersection from another place

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

C

catty-cornered

vscatty-corner

• US

7.8

On the opposite corner from a place like a shop or house

is the same meaning but uses an alternative ending form

C

catacorner

vscatty-corner

• US

9.3

At a corner diagonally across an intersection from another place

is the same idea but emphasizes corner placement in spaces

C

cater-cornered

vscatty-corner

• US

8.6

Diagonally across the street at the opposite corner from another building

is the same meaning but uses a different spelling form

C

catercorner

vscatty-corner

• US

8.8

At the corner diagonally across from another place

is the same sense but differs in spelling or form

C

cata-cornered

vscatty-corner

• Archaic

9.1

Placed diagonally across from something at the opposite corner

is the same meaning but appears as a hyphenated variant form

C

catawampus

vscatty-corner

• Informal

9.9

Placed at an angle so it is not straight

focuses specifically on diagonal placement across corners rather than general misalignment

Surface Forms

Etymology