catawampus
/ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o' one o' them boards war sot sorter catawampus, ..."."
- ""Remember when Justin missed the T in the software code and tanked the reports for the client. What a catawampus that was."."
- "But speaking scientifickly, the wowser is a cross Between the cattywampus and and the dry-land albatross With parts of grizzly bear throwed in, and just enough of 'coon To give him rings around his tail, like rings around the moon."
- "There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too, as graze upon a human pretty strong; but don't mind them, they're company."
Etymology
The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
more catawampus (comparative)
most catawampus (superlative)
catawampous (alternative)
catawamptious (alternative)
cattywampus (alternative)
cattywampous (alternative)
kittywampus (alternative)
kittywumpus (alternative)
caddywompus (alternative)
caliwampus (alternative)
caliwampous (alternative)
cankywampus (alternative)