squabby

[ skwob-ee ]

adjective

, squab·bi·er, squab·bi·est.

1. short and stout; squat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of squabby¹

First recorded in 1745–55; squab + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He was a little squabby man, but very broad, with a nervous twitting laugh, and in his manner he was extremely intimate and confidential.

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The Empire brought in squat and squabby shapes, comfortable enough no doubt, but entirely destitute of inspiration.

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The more I studied my squabby Neptunes the less I liked ’em; and Arion was a pure flaming shame atop of the unbalanced dolphins.

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The dodo was a squabby, ugly, dumpy, not to say fat-headed, bird when it lived; now it is a hero of romance.

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Dr. Owen Pugh defines the word as what is squabby, bulky. 

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