squatty

English

Etymology

From squat +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒti/

Adjective

squatty (comparative squattier, superlative squattiest)

1. Somewhat squat.
   • 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 39:

     A squatty guy with a wide-dark face came out of the door of the office building and waved and pointed.

   • 2008 May 5, George Vecsey, “Have Health, Will Travel and Catch”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     At 6 feet 3 inches tall, he resembles the patrician Carlton Fisk more than the squatty Thurman Munson.

See also

• squatty potty