catty-corner(ed)
adjective, adverb/ˈkæti kɔːnə(r)/
/ˈkæti kɔːrnər/
(also kitty-corner(ed))
(North American English, informal)- opposite and at a diagonal angle from something/somebody
- a restaurant catty-corner from the theater
- Motorcyclists cut catty-cornered across his yard.
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