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- Dictionarykitty-corner/ˈkɪtɪˌkɔːnə/
adverb
- 1. diagonally opposite someone or something: "he lived kitty-corner and six doors up from me"
adjective
- 1. situated diagonally opposite someone or something: "the two kitty-corner lots have enough space for seven apartment blocks"
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The meaning of KITTY-CORNER is in a diagonal or oblique position. How to use kitty-corner in a sentence.
The term 'kitty-corner' describes something that is diagonal to or from something else. Despite how it sounds, the word has nothing to do with cats; it comes from the old French word 'quatre,' meaning 'four.'
kitty-corner. adjective, adverb. US informal uk / ˈkɪ.tiˌkɔː.nə r/ us / ˈkɪ.t̬iˌkɔːr.nɚ / (also kitty-cornered) Add to word list. Add to word list. → catty-corner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Through, across, opposite and against. across.
In this article, I will compare kitty-corner vs. catty-corner. I will outline the more common spelling and use it in example sentences, so you can see how it appears in context. Plus, I will show you a helpful memory tool that makes choosing kitty-corner or catty-corner much easier.
kitty-corner. In a diagonal position from, especially outward from the corner of a square. A variant of the more technical term "cater-corner," with "cater" meaning "to set or move diagonally." Primarily heard in US.
You use the term ‘Kitty-Corner’ to indicate that something is positioned diagonally. Example of use: “Our house is kitty-corner from the park.”
Kitty-corner refers to a position diagonally across from something. It could be a street, a room, or any other place or space with corners to speak of. If your house is kitty-corner to the local park, it means the park is located diagonally across from your home.
kitty-corner. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈkitty-ˌcorner adverb American English informal on the opposite corner of a street from a particular place kitty-corner from/to The drugstore is kitty-corner from the bank. Origin kitty-corner (1900-2000) cater-corner.
KITTY–CORNER meaning: used to describe two things that are located across from each other on opposite corners.
adjective. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line. synonyms: cata-cornered, catacorner, cater-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-cornered. oblique. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.
