chesty

[ ches-tee ]

/ ˈtʃɛs ti /

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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

Origin of chesty

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; chest + -y¹

Related forms

chest·i·ly, adverbchest·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for chesty

A lot of Virginians will recognize his last name from Chesty Puller, who was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.
David Baldacci Has a New Hero|Janice Kaplan|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But it was dark and I was afoot, and if I was a trifle "chesty," there had suddenly come new colorings to my narrow world.
The Outlet|Andy Adams
Andy, with chesty grunts, was fairly flailing the water with swift, short-arm strokes.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. Freeman
"Don't get too chesty, Hi," objected one of the outside dozen from the North Grammar.
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley|H. Irving Hancock

And ten minutes later, when I'm shooed out, I'm feelin' so chesty and happy that I'm tingly all over.
The House of Torchy|Sewell Ford
Strangely, my people and I were in full agreement on standing up the chesty Finn, let the javelins fall where they may.
Inside John Barth|William W. Stuart

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 Forms

chestiness, noun

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