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chesty
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chesty
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective chesty has 2 senses
- chesty(s = adj.all) big-chested - marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" Derived form noun chest1
- chesty(s = adj.all) arrogant, self-important - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
CIDE DICTIONARY
chesty, adj.
- marked by a large or well-developed chest. [WordNet 1.5]
- having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; as, chesty as a peacock. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chesty, adj. (chestier, chestiest)
1 Brit. colloq. inclined to or symptomatic of chest disease.
2 colloq. having a large chest or prominent breasts.
3 US sl. arrogant.
1 Brit. colloq. inclined to or symptomatic of chest disease.
2 colloq. having a large chest or prominent breasts.
3 US sl. arrogant.
Derivative
chestily adv. chestiness n.
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