catawampus
cat·a·wam·pus
catawampus · more catawampus · most catawampus
DiagonallyDiagonally.
US/ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/
Meaning
2 senses(US)Diagonally.
(US)Utterly.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”).
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Forms
more catawampus, most catawampus| Comparative | more catawampus Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most catawampus |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.