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Catawampus vs Cattywampus - What's the difference?

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Cattywampus is a alternative form of catawampus.



As adjectives the difference between catawampus and cattywampus

is that catawampus is out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner while cattywampus is in disarray or disorder; askew.

As a noun catawampus

is a fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.

catawampus

English

Alternative forms

* catawamptious; catawampous; cattywampus; cattywampous; caliwampus; caliwampous; cankywampus; kittywampus; gittywampus; skiwampus

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner.
  • * 1885 , Charles Egbert Craddock, Down the Ravine :
    • "Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o' one o' them boards war sot sorter catawampus , ...".
  • Fierce, destructive.
  • * 1844 , , The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit , Chapter 21:
    • There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too, as graze upon a human pretty strong; but don't mind them, they're company.

    Synonyms

    * (out of alignment) askew, awry, crooked, off-kilter * destructive, fierce

    Noun

    (es)
  • (US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.

    • References

    * * * *

    External links

    * Down the Ravine by Charles Egbert Craddock at the Internet Archive * The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit at Project Gutenberg

    cattywampus

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) In disarray or disorder; askew.
    • Measure carefully before cutting, or the entire structure will turn out cattywampus .
  • Not directly across from nor adjacent to.
    • City hall is cattywampus to the post office

    Alternative forms

    * catawampus * kittywampus (slang)

    See also

    * skewampus * catercorner Appalachian English