squabby

American  

[skwob-ee] / ˈskwɒb i /

adjective

squabbier, squabbiest

1. short and stout; squat.

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Etymology

Origin of squabby

First recorded in 1745–55; squab + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"And a man sitting under the picture--a squat, squabby man with white hair and small eyes very bright?"

From The Watchers A Novel by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

The more I studied my squabby Neptunes the less I liked 'em; and Arion was a pure flaming shame atop of the unbalanced dolphins.

From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard

The dodo was a squabby, ugly, dumpy, not to say fat-headed, bird when it lived; now it is a hero of romance.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

Over the kitchen fire, like an evil spirit of the squabby order, crouched Mrs Catanach, waiting for Jean; no one else was to be found.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

The Empire brought in squat and squabby shapes, comfortable enough no doubt, but entirely destitute of inspiration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various