chesty
pronunciation
How to pronounce chesty in British English:
UK [ˈtʃesti]
How to pronounce chesty in American English:
US [ˈtʃɛsti]
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- Adjective:
- marked by a large or well-developed chest
- having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
Word Origin
- chesty (adj.)
- "aggressively self-assured," 1898, American English slang, from chest (n.) in the body sense + -y (2). Of a woman, "bosomy, full-breasted," by 1955.
Example
- 1. I 'm very chesty of you .
- 2. This cough syrup is really good for chesty coughs .
- 3. I get a bit chesty when it 's foggy .
- 4. She often gets chesty in wet weather .
- 5. Knowledge makes humble , ignorance makes chesty .