catawampus 的 2 个定义
- askew; awry.
- positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
- diagonally; obliquely: We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field.
catawampus 近义词
等同于 askew
等同于 crooked
catawampus 的近义词 50 个
- curved
- curving
- devious
- errant
- gnarled
- meandering
- serpentine
- sinuous
- twisted
- twisting
- winding
- bowed
- contorted
- crippled
- deformed
- deviating
- disfigured
- distorted
- hooked
- rambling
- skewed
- slanted
- spiral
- tilted
- warped
- zigzag
- agee
- anfractuous
- angular
- asymmetric
- awry
- circuitous
- cockeyed
- incurving
- indirect
- irregular
- kinky
- knurly
- lopsided
- misshapen
- not straight
- oblique
- out of shape
- roundabout
- screwy
- snaky
- topsy-turvy
- tortile
- tortuous
- uneven
catawampus 的反义词 8 个
更多catawampus例句
- Whenever the barometer goes up two points Catawampus must be remembered.
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Where does catawampus come from?
Catawampus, meaning “askew, diagonal,” is first recorded in the 1830–40s. Originally, catawampus also meant “fierce.” It’s thought to be an American colloquialism influenced by the cater- in cater-cornered and wampish, Scottish for “flopping about.”
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