Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catty-cornered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
cat-ty--cornered
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of catty-corner: cater-corner.

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

Alternative form of catty-corner: catercorner.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

From catty-corner + -ed.

Usage

Synonyms

catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner kitty-corner kitty-cornered

Questions

What does catty-cornered mean?
Alternative form of catty-corner: cater-corner.
Where does catty-cornered come from?
From catty-corner + -ed.

How to pronounce catty-cornered

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