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squatly

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old French es- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin co- Latin agō Latin cōgō Latin coāctusder. Old French quatir Old French esquatirder. Middle English squatten English squat Middle English -ly English -ly English squatly From squat + -ly.

  1. In a squat manner; solidly.

    “The piano stands squatly by the window.”

    “[…]eight had semicircular leading edges and blunt, squatly pointed trailing edges.”