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Meaning of catty-corner | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1
ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə

Definitions

Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.

Canada, US, not-comparable

Examples

“He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the dirtdigger's pumps and his dark window full of glinting shovels and fishing rods.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

catwise caudad caudally caudalward caudately caudocranially

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