CEFR C1

catacorner

adverb

Meaning

Positioned diagonally across an intersection or a square space.

Examples

  • My neighbor lives catacorner to my house, so we can see each other's front porches across the street corner.
  • The new coffee shop was built catacorner to the old library.

Synonyms: diagonally, cater-cornered, kitty-corner, obliquely