catawampus
Meanings
Plural: catawampuses
Adj
- Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
- Fierce, destructive.
Adv
- Diagonally.
- Utterly.
Noun
- A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
Origin / Etymology
The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”).
Scrabble Score: 19
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