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squatly
adverb
uk /ˈskwɒt.li/ us /ˈskwɑːt.li/
in a way that is short and wide, and usually not attractive:
They're squatly built, tough guys.
There are three of those large gas fires, which sit squatly in the middle of rooms.
There were bright green frogs squatly perched on the lily pads.
Sitting squatly in the foothills on the edge of town is the gas plant that powers the city.
Some of the oldest tree trunks are thicker than my arm, and sit squatly close to the ground.
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short-range
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shortish
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squat
squatty
stumpy
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