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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-uh-wom-puh s]
- /ˌkæt əˈwɒm pəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kat-uh-wom-puh s]
- /ˌkæt əˈwɒm pəs/
Definitions of catawampus word
- adjective catawampus askew; awry 3
- adjective catawampus askew; awry. 1
- adjective catawampus positioned diagonally; cater-cornered. 1
- adverb catawampus diagonally; obliquely: We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field. 1
- noun catawampus Out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner. 1
- noun catawampus (US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman. 0
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Origin of catawampus
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40 for earlier sense “utterly”; cata- diagonally (see cater-cornered) + -wampus, perhaps akin to wampish
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Parts of speech for Catawampus
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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catawampus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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adj catawampus
- off-center — not centered; diverging from the exact center.
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- askance — with an oblique glance
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
adjective catawampus
- angled — set at an angle
Antonyms for catawampus
adj catawampus
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- lawful — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- untwisted — not twisted.
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