Synonyms

squatty

American

[skwot-ee] / ˈskwɒt i /

adjective

squattier, squattiest

short and thick; low and broad.

Other Word Forms

squattily adverb
squattiness noun

Etymology

Origin of squatty

First recorded in 1880–85; squat + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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Wyatt Mills gave up a two-run single to squatty pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk in the seventh and Roenis Elias, who was activated for Monday’s game, allowed an RBI single to Bichette in the eighth inning.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

Joseph is 6 feet 4 and 329 pounds and plays a position — nose tackle — that even sounds stagnant and squatty.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

At 6 feet 2 and about 250 pounds, Karras was squatty and powerful.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2012

We wandered down Congress Street, so called because it borders a neighborhood of cenotaphs, the short, squatty little markers designed by Benjamin Latrobe for the congressmen and senators.

From Washington Post

The squatty shoemaker made the giant woman dance with him.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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