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"


Definition of Kitty-cornered

1. Adjective. (American English) Catercorner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kitty-cornered

kittled
kittler
kittles
kittlest
kittlier
kittliest
kittling
kittlish
kittly
kittul
kittuls
kitty-cat
kitty-cats
kitty-corner
kitty-cornered (current term)
kitty bar the door
kitty corner
kitty corners
kitty cruise
kitty litter
kitty witties
kitty witty
kittycorner
kittysol
kittysols
kittywampus
kitul
kitul tree
kiva

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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