kitty-corner

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kitty-corner

The new library is kitty-corner from the city park.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Situated diagonally across from something: "kitty-corner" describes a location that is placed at a diagonal angle relative to a reference point, such as an intersection or a square.

  2. Adverb:

    • In a diagonal position or direction: "kitty-corner" can also describe the manner of being placed or moving diagonally across from something.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The pharmacy is kitty-corner to the bank. (The pharmacy is located diagonally across the intersection from the bank.)
    • We live in the kitty-corner house from the park. (Our house is situated diagonally opposite the park.)

  • Adverb:

    • She parked her car kitty-corner across the lot. (She parked her car in a diagonal position across the parking lot.)
    • The new building was constructed kitty-corner to the old one. (The new building was built diagonally opposite the old one.)
Advanced Usage
  • "kitty-corner from": This is the most common prepositional phrase used with this term to specify the reference point.
    • The cafe is kitty-corner from the movie theater. (The cafe is located diagonally across the street from the movie theater.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Catty-corner (adj/adv): An exact variant with identical meaning and usage.
    • The store is catty-corner to the library.
  • Cater-cornered (adj): Another less common variant.
    • They sat at the cater-cornered table.
Synonyms
  • Diagonally opposite: Located directly across at an angle.
  • Cater-corner (adj/adv): A direct synonym and variant.
Notes on Meaning
  • The term is primarily used in American English to describe spatial relationships, especially in urban or plotted landscapes like city blocks. It implies a sense of being across an intersection or open space, but not directly face-to-face (which would be "directly opposite" or "across the street"). The imagery is often of two corners of a square or rectangle that do not share a common side.
kitty-corner

The new library is kitty-corner from the city park.

Adjective
  1. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
    • set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot

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