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cattywampus

adjective

not comparable Synonym of catawampus (“askew”). Measure carefully before cutting, or the entire structure will turn out cattywampus.
Similar: skewampus, catawampus
not comparable Synonym of cater-corner (“diagonal to, not directly across from nor adjacent to”). City hall is cattywampus to the post office.
Similar: cater-corner

noun cattywampuses

alternative Alternative spelling of catawampus

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@misc{cattywampus_2026,
  title = {cattywampus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cattywampus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}