squatty

[ skwot-ee ]

/ ˈskwɒt i /

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adjective, squat·ti·er, squat·ti·est.

short and thick; low and broad.

Origin of squatty

First recorded in 1880–85; squat + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM squatty

squat·ti·ly, adverbsquat·ti·ness, noun

Words nearby squatty

squatter, squatter sovereignty, squatter's right, squat thrust, squattocracy, squatty, Squauwmish, squaw, squawbush, squawfish, squaw huckleberry

Example sentences from the Web for squatty

He pulled her to the far end, behind a clump of squatty firs.
A Bottle of Old Wine|Richard O. Lewis
What makes him trot in that spread-out, squatty way, behind?
Buying a Horse|William Dean Howells
The buildings are low, squatty, wooden buildings, but the streets are clean and the people look so.
Diary of an Enlisted Man|Lawrence Van Alstyne
Squatty arcades border the principal streets; there is need of shade under such a sun.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine

A few yards away stood another short, squatty hemlock, and I said my bees ought to be there.
Expository Writing|Mervin James Curl