[kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er-] 
| 1. | diagonal. |
| 2. | diagonally. |
| cat·er-cor·nered (kāt'ər-kôr'nərd, kāt'ē-) adj. Diagonal. adv. In a diagonal position. [From obsolete cater, four at dice, from Middle English, from Old French catre, four, from Latin quattuor; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.] |