Variant: also cat · ty-cor · ner or cat · er · cor · ner
Pronunciation: ' ki-t ē - ˌ ko ̇ r-n ə r, ' ka-t ē -, ' ka-t ə -
or kit · ty-cor · nered or cat · ty-cor · nered or cat · er · cor · nered \ -n ə rd \
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: kitty-corner alteration of cater-corner, from obsolete cater four + corner
Date: 1838
: in a diagonal or oblique position <the house stood kitty-corner across the square>