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adjective

chesty adj.

Marked by a large or well-developed chest.

Synonyms: big-chested.

Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; as, chesty as a peacock.

Synonyms: arrogant, self-important.

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Etymology of 'Chesty'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chesty" Quotes from Famous Books

... her, of course, and I expect we had the safety vault crowd guessin' as to what kind of a prize the Van Urbans had won, but it didn't feaze her a bit. She just gave 'em the Horse Show stare, as cool as a mint frappe. The ringin' up of the curtain didn't disturb her any, either. When a chesty baritone sauntered down toward the footlights and began callin' the chorus names she glanced over her shoulder, casual like, just to see what the row was all about, and then went on sizin' up the folks in the boxes. She ...

— Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford

... told me when I came to Twickenham Town that the chief thing I would find out before I went away was that I wouldn't really mind owning a life-preserver, my head would have gone up and I would have been as chesty as a hen who tries to crow; and now I'm nothing but a humble-minded person waiting for a high-handed one to come and take me back home. And I am perfectly willing to go. Another thing I have found out this summer ...

— Kitty Canary • Kate Langley Bosher

Words linked to "Chesty" : big-chested, self-important, robust