Meanings
comparative squattier · superlative squattiest
- Somewhat squat.
A squatty guy with a wide-dark face came out of the door of the office building and waved and pointed.
1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 391 more example
At 6 feet 3 inches tall, he resembles the patrician Carlton Fisk more than the squatty Thurman Munson.
2008 May 5, George Vecsey, “Have Health, Will Travel and Catch”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshort and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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