Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitty-cornered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: kit-ty--cornered
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of kitty-corner (“cater-corner”).

American usage

Example Sentences

"He’s king of all these wigged men sitting with their hosed legs kitty-cornered under their desks."

Etymology

Corruption of cater-corner.

Usage

American usage

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does kitty-cornered mean?: Synonym of kitty-corner (“cater-corner”).
Where does kitty-cornered come from?: Corruption of cater-corner.

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