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adverb

In a squat manner; solidly.

“The piano stands squatly by the window.”

OriginEnglish squat ← Middle English squatten ← Old French esquatir →
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Meanings

adverbsquatly (comparative more squatly, superlative most squatly)

comparative more squatly · superlative most squatly

  1. In a squat manner; solidly.

    The piano stands squatly by the window.

    1 more example

    […]eight had semicircular leading edges and blunt, squatly pointed trailing edges.

    1988 January 15, Frank John Reid, “Further Facts on Flying Saucers”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinex
  4. Latinex-
  5. Old Frenches-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latinco-
  11. Latinagō
  12. Latincōgō
  13. Latincoāctus
  14. Old Frenchquatir
  15. Old Frenchesquatir
  16. Middle Englishsquatten
  17. Englishsquat
  18. Englishsquatly

From squat + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

squatly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squatly

MLA

“squatly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squatly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squatly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squatly.

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