"catty-corner" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-catty-corner.ogg [US]
Etymology: Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cater-corner}} cater-corner, {{m|en|catty}} catty Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} catty-corner (not comparable)
  1. (US, Canada) Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable Synonyms: cater-corner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-catty-corner-en-adj-jjSXn2B5 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cattycorner, catty-cornered, cattycornered, kitty-corner

Adverb

IPA: /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-catty-corner.ogg [US]
Etymology: Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cater-corner}} cater-corner, {{m|en|catty}} catty Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} catty-corner (not comparable)
  1. (US, Canada) Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable Synonyms: cater-corner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-catty-corner-en-adv-9QRhlWOZ Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cattycorner, catty-cornered, cattycornered, kitty-corner

Alternative forms

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