adj
Meaning 1
Having large breasts; busty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chesty
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈt͡ʃɛsti/
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rhymes with -ɛsti
adj
Meaning 2
Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a chesty cough; a chesty cold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Coming from, or associated with, the chest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a deep chesty voice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Conceited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an arrogant official
- arrogant claims
- chesty as a peacock
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arrogant, self-important
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
marked by a large or well-developed chest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: big-chested
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chest Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chesty From chest + -y.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: mammōsus — having large breasts; busty
- Portuguese: peitudo — having large breasts; busty
- Spanish: tetudo — having large breasts; busty