cattycorner
Across the intersection
Cattycorner means diagonally opposite or at an angle, typically describing something positioned across an intersection or diagonal from a reference point: The pharmacy is cattycorner from the bank.
Also spelled catty-corner, kitty-corner, or cater-corner.
The variations reflect folk etymology—the original cater meant "four" and referred to the four-spot on dice.
Angled, not straightforward
- slantedAngled from vertical
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- cornerwiseAcross opposing corners
diagonally · athwart · transverse · crosswise · angled · zigzag · intersecting · askew
oblique
Angled, not straightforward
- slantedAngled from vertical
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
cornerwise · diagonally · athwart · transverse · crosswise · angled · zigzag · intersecting · askew · aslant
across
From side to side
- Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy
cattycornerperpendicular
At right angles
adjacent · parallel · next door · side by side · head-on
catercorner, cater-corner, cater-cornered, kitty-corner, kittycorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, cater