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chesty

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chest·y  (chst)
adj. chest·i·er, chest·i·est Informal
1. Having a large or well-developed chest or bust.
2. Arrogant or proud; conceited.

chesti·ness n.

chesty [ˈtʃɛstɪ]
adj chestier, chestiest Informal
1. (Medicine) Brit suffering from or symptomatic of chest disease a chesty cough
2. having a large well-developed chest or bosom
chestiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.chesty - marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
2.chesty - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pridechesty - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
Translations
chesty [ˈtʃestɪ] ADJ (chestier (compar) (chestiest (superl))) (Brit) [cough] → de pecho; [person] → que tiene el pecho cargado or congestionado
you sound a bit chestypor la voz parece que tienes el pecho cargado or congestionado
chesty [ˈtʃɛsti] adj [cough] → de poitrine
chesty
adj (+er) (Brit inf) personerkältet, grippig (inf); coughrau, schnarrend; I’m a bit chesty this morningich habs heute etwas auf der Brust (inf)
chesty [ˈtʃɛstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (cough) → bronchitico/a (Brit) (fam) (person) → che soffre di bronchite


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Well, it was the way of men, and who was I, just turned seventeen, that I should decline the way of life of these fine, chesty, man-grown men?
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