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Definition of Catty-corner
1. Adjective. Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line. "Set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
Similar to: Oblique
Definition of Catty-corner
1. Adjective. (US Canada) Catercorner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catty-corner
Literary usage of Catty-corner
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)
"1, the word is spelled catty-corner. Has this use been influenced by cut a corner?
lam. " Lam him one over the head," "give him a lam," = hit him once. ..."
2. British Columbia Adventure Guide by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"There's a well-stocked Chapters Bookshop at 788 Robson (Robson and Howe, catty-corner
from the museum), which has a fantastic selection of BC books, ..."
3. The Wit and Humor of America by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1911)
"... catty-corner- dest planner you ever laid eyes on; somethin' like a distracted
billiard-table on three legs. The lid was hoisted, and mighty well it was. ..."
4. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"The Visitor's Center is in downtown, catty-corner from the back of St. Michael's
Cathedral, on the second floor of the Lahmeyer Building, 303 Lincoln. ..."
5. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"And while the Garden of Allah (right across the street), Schwab's
Drugstore (catty-corner) and Mocambo and the Trocadero (up Sunset a few blocks)
are all ..."
6. What's the Matter with Ireland? by Ruth Russell (1920)
"In with the widow lay her three children, and in the cot catty-corner from the
bed I was bunked. Just when the night air was ..."
7. Affection: Ninety Years of Family Letters, 1850s-1930s: Haring, White by Peter Haring Judd (2006)
"It was the first move of the department stores uptown to the then less congested
Fifth Avenue; catty-corner from it was the most splendid of New York hotels ..."
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