Catty-corner-ed Adjective - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of catty-corner(ed) adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catty-corner(ed) adjective, adverb  /ˈkæti kɔːnə(r)/  /ˈkæti kɔːrnər/(also kitty-corner(ed)) (North American English, informal) jump to other results
  1. opposite and at a diagonal angle from something/somebody
    • a restaurant catty-corner from the theater
    • Motorcyclists cut catty-cornered across his yard.
See catty-corner(ed) in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: catty-corner(ed)

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