catawampus

发音

US /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/
其它
US /ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/

词形变化

catawampuses 复数 catawampuses more catawampus 比较级 most catawampus 最高级

别名

catawampous catawamptious cattywampus cattywampous kittywampus kittywumpus caddywompus caliwampus caliwampous cankywampus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.

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  2. 1.

    Fierce, destructive.

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adv.
  1. 1.

    Diagonally.

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  2. 2.

    Utterly.

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词源

Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above.

来源：wiktionary