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squabby

squabby adjective: short and thick.

Adjective

squabby (comparative squabbier or more squabby, superlative squabbiest or most squabby)

  1. Short and thick
    • squabby person
    Synonyms:
    squabbish

Synonyms of squabby

Forms of squabby

comparativesquabbier
comparativemore squabby
superlativesquabbiest
superlativemost squabby

Origin of squabby

From squab + -y.

Questions about squabby

What does squabby mean?
Squabby means short and thick.
What part of speech is squabby?
Squabby is an adjective.

Words near squabby in the dictionary

  1. squabbling bleeder
  2. squabbling bleeders
  3. squabblingly
  4. squabblings
  5. squabbly
  6. squabby
  7. squabness
  8. squabs
  9. squacco
  10. squacco heron
  11. squacco herons

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