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Definition of Chesty

1. Adjective. Marked by a large or well-developed chest. "He was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"

2. Adjective. Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. "Chesty as a peacock"

Definition of Chesty

1. Adjective. (context: of a woman) Having large breasts; busty. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chesty

1. proud [adj CHESTIER, CHESTIEST] : CHESTILY [adv] - See also: proud

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chesty

chestnut canker chestnut oak chestnut oaks chestnut rail chestnut rails chestnut teal chestnut teals chestnut tree chestnut trees chestnutlike

chestnuts chestnutty chests chests of drawers chestsful chesty (current term) chetah chetahs cheth cheths

chetnik chetniks chetotaxy chetrum chetrums chetvert chetverts chevachie chevachies chevage

Literary usage of Chesty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select English Works of John Wyclif by John Wycliffe (1869)
"For who ever chesty him a state to lyve inne, and to serve God, but jif he trowe bat )>is state be betere to him and more siker, )>at man in bis ..."

2. Following the Sun-flag: A Vain Pursuit Through Manchuria by John Fox (1905)
"Once upon a time," said an American correspondent, as he leaned over the bar that night at the Imperial Hotel, " a chesty noble got gay, and remarked that ..."

3. The Book of Jack London by Charmian London (1921)
"And I was part of it, a chesty sea-rover along with all these other chesty sea-rovers among the paper houses of Japan." Many pictures he remembered, ..."

4. An Open Door for Singers: Hints to Vocalists by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1912)
"... of her "chesty" voice—cannot have used her organ wrongly. She did not— then. My pupils may remember having frequently heard me use the term "chesty. ..."

5. The Triumph of the Man who Acts, and Other Papers by Edward Earle Purinton (1916)
"Never mind if somebody calls out " chesty." Napoleon was chesty. And he conquered while he stayed so. In the breath-box lies power. Get it out. 4. ..."

6. Junction: Mild Adventure for the Armchair Ruralists by Vic Campbell (1992)
""chesty" Puller, the Marine General at the scene of destruction—and one of the oldest Marines in ... "chesty" said, "That's the best news we've had all day. ..."

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