as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a squatty little wrestler
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Recent Examples of squatty
Some even find that using the squat position, or using a squatty potty, can help reduce straining and promote defecation, said Dr. Xue.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 June 2025
Place objects like blocks or stools, or maybe even a squatty potty, under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Even with standard organizational paranoia about plans leaking, not using a running back with a squatty frame and credible speed is curious.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The tall, arcing element of Tatum Scales and its squatty companion evoke traditional African decorative geometries — and, well, a female breast.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Ellen strongly recommends buying blue-light-blocking glasses and a squatty potty.
—Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
That tint is too dark; that truck is too squatty.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 June 2021
Joseph is 6 feet 4 and 329 pounds and plays a position — nose tackle — that even sounds stagnant and squatty.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
Mikulak, the 2018 world championships bronze medalist on the apparatus, had a sloppy routine and squatty landing on his dismount.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 June 2025
Place objects like blocks or stools, or maybe even a squatty potty, under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Even with standard organizational paranoia about plans leaking, not using a running back with a squatty frame and credible speed is curious.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The tall, arcing element of Tatum Scales and its squatty companion evoke traditional African decorative geometries — and, well, a female breast.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Ellen strongly recommends buying blue-light-blocking glasses and a squatty potty.
—Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
That tint is too dark; that truck is too squatty.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 June 2021
Joseph is 6 feet 4 and 329 pounds and plays a position — nose tackle — that even sounds stagnant and squatty.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
Mikulak, the 2018 world championships bronze medalist on the apparatus, had a sloppy routine and squatty landing on his dismount.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatty
Adjective
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This is having a spillover effect to other stout offerings in the U.S.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Use a stout wooden stake and place it in the soil near the center of the pot after filling it with soil.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Fred’s guide took off on foot and circled behind the backbone, and Fred got into a solid shooting position with his rifle rested along a stubby pine.—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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Graham has a stubby build and some prospects are more athletic.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy Everglades for the better part of winter.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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By contrast, the large but not gigantic great white is fairly stocky.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
1 Nov. 2024
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The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.—
Moeko Fujii,
The New Yorker,
2 May 2024
Adjective
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It’s powered by ultra-low molecular collagen that penetrates deeply to firm and smooth fine lines, while oligo-hyaluronic acid hydrates better and faster than traditional HA, sinking in deeper and faster, leaving skin plump without heaviness.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
2 June 2025
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Perhaps the best perk of the suite was the large balcony with ample plump seating and an atmospheric floor lamp, a glorious extension of the indoor space for prime castle viewing.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Some even find that using the squat position, or using a squatty potty, can help reduce straining and promote defecation, said Dr. Xue.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 June 2025
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Mondays following weekends off were optimal for the players, who were at their freshest, to test their legs with the standing long jump and the three jumps (vertical with arm swing, no arm swing, squat start) using force plates.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Uwharrie National Forest About 1 hour and 15 minutes from Charlotte Pack sunscreen, bug spray, sturdy walking shoes, and lots of water and snacks for a day trip to Uwharrie National Forest—one of four national forests in North Carolina—and the Badin Lake Recreation Area.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Yet while hiring generally has slowed, other economists figured job growth remained sturdy last month as companies frustrated by labor shortages during the pandemic continued to curtail layoffs.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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At the start of the production, when Blanche arrives at her sister’s dumpy apartment, a lithe young man (Jabez Sykes) contorts himself in abstract choreography.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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In context, Franklin was critiquing a rather dumpy drawing of an eagle lacking a regal beak by the Society of the Cincinnati, which had adopted the nation’s bird as its symbol.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Squatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatty. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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