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🏠 Low and thickset ⛺ Like a squatter home
squattish

squattish

7.5
Short and wide in shape with a thick body
  • adjective
  • /ˈskwɑːtɪʃ/
translation icon : bajo
  • His squattish build made him well-suited for wrestling.

Examples

  • The squattish dog waddled across the yard.

  • The old cottage had a squattish shape, making it look cozy and sturdy.

  • The animal adopted a squattish position to hide in the tall grass.

  • He has a squattish build, making him look stocky.

  • The squattish dog sat at the foot of the stairs, looking up expectantly at its owner.

  • With its squattish shape and sturdy legs, the plant thrived in the rocky soil.

  • He admired the squattish building, which was designed to blend into the landscape.

Synonyms

squatty
vssquattish
1 5.9

Being short and low with a thick, sturdy shape

is specifically about a low, thickset appearance or posture in people
squat
vssquattish
1 4.6

Short and wide, low to the ground

focuses on the general low appearance or posture rather than literal position

Antonyms

tall
∞ 1.0

Higher than most people or things of the same kind

How Stocky

squattish
7.5
stocky
20 2.8
sturdy
76 2.1
compact
60 4.1

Surface Forms

squattish positive

Morphology

squattish = squat (transparent) = squat + ish

Meaning 'somewhat like squat' is directly derived from the adjective 'squat' plus the productive suffix '-ish'.

Etymology

Squattish comes from the word squat ('low and wide') plus the ending -ish ('somewhat like'). Think of someone doing a squat or a short, sturdy cottage — squattish means having a low, thick, squat-like shape.