Definitions for kitty-cornered
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kit′ty-cor`nered(adj.; adv.)
or kit′ty-cor`ner
cater-cornered .
Category: Dialect
Origin of kitty-cornered:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered(adj)
slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
"set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
Wiktionary
kitty-cornered(Adjective)
Catercorner.
Origin: Corruption of cater-corner,
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