catawampus

adj

1. (US)Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.

   “"Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o' one o' them boards war sot sorter catawampus, ...".”

   “"Remember when Justin missed the T in the software code and tanked the reports for the client. What a catawampus that was.".”

2. (US)Fierce, destructive.

   “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.”

adv

1. (US)Diagonally.
2. (US)Utterly.

noun

1. (US)A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.