cater-cornered

also cat·er-cor·ner (-nər) or cat·ty-cor·nered or cat·ty-cor·ner (kăt'ē-) or kit·ty-cor·nered or kit·ty-cor·ner (kĭt'ē-)
adj.
Diagonal.

adv.
In a diagonal position.

[From obsolete cater, four at dice, from Middle English, from Old French catre, four, from Latin quattuor.]

IN BRIEF: adj. - Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
  Synonyms: catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diagonal, skrå
adv. - diagonalt, skråt

Français (French)
adj. - en diagonale
adv. - diagonalement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (USA) diagonal gegenüber, diagonal
adv. - diagonal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαγώνιο κόψιμο

Italiano (Italian)
diagonale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esquina (f) oposta na diagonal

Русский (Russian)
диагональ

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diagonal
adv. - en diagonal, diagonalmente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hörnet diagonalt över gatan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
成对角线的, 斜的, 成对角线地, 斜地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 成對角線的, 斜的
adv. - 成對角線地, 斜地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대각선상의, 비스듬한
adv. - 대각선상에, 비스듬히

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 対角線上の
adv. - 対角線上に

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אלכסוני‬
adv. - ‮באלכסון‬

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