cater-cornered ca·ter·cor·nered uncommon adjective 1. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line “set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot” Synonymscatacornercata-corneredcatercornercatty-cornercatty-corneredkitty-cornerkitty-cornered Similaroblique WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.