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chesty

[ches-tee]

adjective, chest·i·er, chest·i·est.

having a well-developed chest or bosom.

proud; conceited.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; chest + -y¹

Related forms

chest·i·ly, adverb

chest·i·ness, noun

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chesty (ˈtʃɛstɪ)

—*adj* , chestier, chestiest
1.	(Brit) suffering from or symptomatic of chest disease: a chesty cough
2.	having a large well-developed chest or bosom

'chestiness

—n

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