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chesty

chesty

1 7.2
Having a large chest and broad shoulders
  • adjective
  • /ˈʧɛsti/
translation icon : pechugón
  • She wears her hot-pink halter top with the chesty aplomb of someone who has nothing to hide.

Examples

  • Between them, cradling a double armload of p25 books, was a chesty woman in jeans with a face as warm and open as Amesley's.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "Welcome!" said a short, chesty woman in a pink kimono who came at us with Styrofoam cups of punch.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Patients describe their cough in a variety of ways, such as dry, chesty, phlegmy, occasional, or persistent.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Under the headline "G.I. JANE," a photo shows a chesty sailor running the obstacle course.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The chesty athlete stood proudly on the podium after winning the championship.

  • She admired the chesty picador in the traditional outfit during the festival.

  • His chesty voice filled the room as he confidently delivered his speech.

Synonyms

busty
vschesty
  • NSFW
8 6.5

A woman who has large breasts

is used for any person and does not focus only on breasts
big-chested
vschesty
4.5

A person or statue with a large chest

is used neutrally without implying attractiveness or gender
deep-chested
vschesty
5.3

A person or animal with a deep chest that suggests strength

is broader and does not stress downward shape or strength
bosomy
vschesty
  • NSFW
7.7

A woman with large breasts and a full, attractive figure

is neutral and applies to any person without implying attractiveness

Antonyms

7 3.5

Small in amount or value

How Big

chesty
1 7.2

Surface Forms

chesty positive

Morphology

chesty = chest (transparent) = chest + y

Literal adjectival formation from the noun 'chest' meaning 'having a prominent chest', which B1 learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Chesty comes from the simple word chest, which means 'the front of the body', and the ending -y makes it mean 'having' or 'full of'. So chesty describes someone who has a large or noticeable chest.