Squat
Squat adjective - Being compact and broad in build and often short in stature.
Tall
Tall adjective - Extending to a great distance upward.
Usage example: tall skyscrapers that cast long shadows over the park
Both words in one sentence
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It started when one noble family built a tall, spindly tower with a view of the river, which offended another noble family who made a squat ugly tower in front of the tall spindly tower as an insult.
Source: Layered Metropolis - Maggie eventually grew into a tall "old hen" build, while Jiggs grew more squat to make Maggie's beatings seem more believable.
Source: Comic Strip / Bringing Up Father - Compare short, squat, brown-haired Link with his modern tall, blond, bishonen counterpart.
Source: Art Evolution / Video Games
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