deep-chested

[ deep-ches-tid ]

adjective
  1. having a large, broad chest: a deep-chested man.

  2. coming from deep in the chest: a deep-chested cough.

Origin of deep-chested

1
First recorded in 1830–40

Words Nearby deep-chested

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How to use deep-chested in a sentence

  • "Slap your saddles on them fresh hosses," he grated harshly from the back of a deep-chested, lean-flanked gray.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • The soft murmur of his petition was answered only by the deep-chested, placid snore of the sleeping priest.

  • A fine figure of a mariner he strode along, erect, deep-chested, thewed and sinewed like a bull.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • He stood six feet four, and was broad-shouldered and deep-chested to match, and walked like a king who has humbled his enemy.

  • Suddenly a deep-chested student yelled out with a voice that drowned every other sound.

    The Young Pitcher | Zane Grey