Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having large breasts.
- adjective Arrogant or proud; conceited.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inflated with an undue feeling of one's importance, and inclined to show it in an impudently aggressive way; ignorantly and pretentiously self-assertive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective marked by a large or well-developed chest.
- adjective having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a woman Having large
breasts ;busty . - adjective Not
dry ; involving the coughing ofphlegm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by a large or well-developed chest
- adjective having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
Etymologies
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Examples
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Liz: Speaking of surprises, did you hear Sawyer call Lapidus "chesty"?
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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He has - he sort of has that same kind of chesty quality.
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Eric obediently hands over his wallet; the drunk friend subsides into a stupor; but Ike Marcus gets "chesty," confronting their assailants with the brave and foolhardy formula "Not tonight, my man."
In Priceland Chabon, Michael 2008
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He always thought that, so long as a fellow didn't get "chesty" and kept his head from swelling, he was all right.
The Shuttle 1907
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We jokingly refer to those whose self-respect verges on conceit as "chesty," while we compliment one who is not so extreme by saying, "He is no slouch."
How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Eugene Lyman Fisk 1907
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