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squatty

/ˈskwɒti/

squatty adjective: somewhat squat.

Adjective

squatty (comparative squattier, superlative squattiest)

  1. 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 39
    • 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

Forms of squatty

comparativesquattier
superlativesquattiest

Origin of squatty

From squat + -y.

Words formed from squatty

Phrases with squatty

Questions about squatty

What does squatty mean?
Squatty means somewhat squat.
What part of speech is squatty?
Squatty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce squatty?
Squatty is pronounced /ˈskwɒti/ (UK).

Words near squatty in the dictionary

  1. squattles
  2. squattling
  3. squattocracies
  4. squattocracy
  5. squattocratic
  6. squatty
  7. squatty potties
  8. squatty potty
  9. squaw
  10. squaw berries
  11. squaw berry

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