catercorner
Across the intersection
Catercorner means diagonally opposite or situated on a diagonal: The pharmacy is catercorner from the bank.
The word appears in many variant forms—catty-corner, kitty-corner, cater-cornered—all meaning the same thing.
It derives from an old word for the four-spot on dice, suggesting diagonal placement.
At a slanting angle
- obliquelyAt a slant
- cornerwiseAcross opposing corners
- slantwiseAt an oblique angle
- acrossFrom side to side
opposite · crossways · athwart · bias · transversely · askance · crisscross · intersecting
diagonally
At a slanting angle
- obliquelyAt a slant
- cornerwiseAcross opposing corners
- slantwiseAt an oblique angle
across · opposite · crossways · athwart · bias · transversely · askance · crisscross · intersecting · crosswise
diagonal
Slanting line or path
oblique · askew · aslant · skewed · crooked · inclined · canted · pitched · sideways
catercornerparallel
Equidistant at all points
perpendicular · adjacent · side by side · aligned · head-on
corner, quarter, cater, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, catty-corner