catawampus

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”).

Synonyms

askew, awry, crooked, destructive, fierce, off-kilter, sigogglin, skewampus, skiwampus

Scrabble Score: 19

catawampus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
catawampus: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
catawampus: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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