catty-cornered
catty-cornered is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, catty-cornered is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcatty-cornered
- Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
Example: "The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast."
- Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.
- Diagonally across from.
Example: "Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB."
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