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Definition of Kitty-cornered
1. Adjective. Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line. "Set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
Similar to: Oblique
Definition of Kitty-cornered
1. Adjective. (American English) Catercorner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kitty-cornered
Literary usage of Kitty-cornered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee. A noun jell = jelly is also
known in Massachusetts. See also p. 59. kitty-cornered (p. 0). ..."
2. Every-day Errors of Speech by L. P. Meredith (1874)
"... catty and kitty cornered. Calvary, not cavalry, when the place of our Saviour's
crucifixion is meant. ..."
3. American Court Gossip; Or, Life at the National Capitol [!] by E. N. Chapin (1887)
"At the northwest corner of Lafayette Square, "kitty cornered" from Mr. Corcoran's
residence, is the historic mansion of Commodore Decatur, ..."
4. Mike Leibig Traveling in Disguise by Michael T. Leibig (2003)
"... gray house and the High School kitty-cornered. We turned and backed out of
the Twin Town looking closely for a difference. We found the sandstone on the ..."
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