Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 cata-cornered · IPA 01 adj. having a slanted or oblique direction. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn. bias, catacorner, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.