chesty
[ ches-tee ]
/ ˈtʃɛs ti /
adjective, chest·i·er, chest·i·est.
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
proud; conceited.
Nearby words
chestnut blight, chestnut bottle, chestnut clam, chestnut coal, chestnut oak, chesty, chet, chetah, cheth, chetnik, chetrum
Related formschest·i·ly, adverbchest·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for chesty
chesty
/ (ˈtʃɛstɪ) /
adjective chestier or chestiest informal
British suffering from or symptomatic of chest diseasea chesty cough
having a large well-developed chest or bosom
Derived Formschestiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for chesty
chesty
"aggressively self-assured," 1898, American English slang, from chest (n.) in the body sense + -y (2). Of a woman, "bosomy, full-breasted," by 1955.
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