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—chestily, adv. —chestiness, n./ches"tee/, adj., chestier, chestiest.1. having a well-developed chest or bosom.2. proud; conceited.[1895-1900, Amer.; CHEST + -Y1]
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chesty — adj. 1. marked by a large or well developed chest. Syn: big chested. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; as, chesty as a peacock. Syn: arrogant, self important. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chesty — ches tē adj of, relating to, or affected with disease of the chest not used technically … Medical dictionary
chesty — ► ADJECTIVE informal 1) Brit. having a lot of catarrh in the lungs. 2) (of a woman) having large or prominent breasts. DERIVATIVES chestiness noun … English terms dictionary
chesty — [ches′tē] adj. chestier, chestiest Informal 1. a) having a large chest or thorax b) bosomy ☆ 2. boastful, proud, or conceited … English World dictionary
chesty — UK [ˈtʃestɪ] / US adjective Word forms chesty : adjective chesty comparative chestier superlative chestiest British informal suffering from or caused by an infection in the lungs a chesty cough … English dictionary
chesty — chest|y [ˈtʃesti] adj 1.) BrE if you have a chesty cough, or if you are a bit chesty, you have a lot of ↑mucus (=thick liquid) in your lungs 2.) informal used to describe a woman with large breasts, when you want to avoid saying this directly … Dictionary of contemporary English
chesty — chest|y [ tʃesti ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) OFFENSIVE a chesty woman has large breasts 2. ) suffering from or caused by an infection in the lungs: a chesty cough … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chesty — adjective 1 informal especially BrE having a lot of catarrh (=thick liquid) in your lungs: a chesty cough | He was a bit chesty, so I didn t send him to school. 2 informal an impolite word used to describe a woman with large breasts … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chesty — adj. Chesty is used with these nouns: ↑cough … Collocations dictionary
chesty — [[t]tʃe̱sti[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you have a chesty cough, you have a lot of mucus in your lungs. [BRIT] … English dictionary
chesty — /ˈtʃɛsti/ (say chestee) adjective (chestier, chestiest) Colloquial 1. inclined to chest disease. 2. having symptoms of chest disease; congested: the baby s been a bit chesty the past few days. 3. (of a woman) having large or prominent breasts.… …
