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cattywampus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-ty-wam-pus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of catawampus (“askew”).

adj

Synonym of cater-corner (“diagonal to, not directly across from nor adjacent to”).

noun

Alternative spelling of catawampus

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

cattywampuses (plural)

Synonyms

skewampus catawampus cater-corner

Questions

What does cattywampus mean?
Synonym of catawampus (“askew”).

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