"chesty" meaning in English

See chesty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛsti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chesty.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chestier [comparative], chestiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsti 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chest|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chesty", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chesty"> From chest + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} chesty (comparative chestier, superlative chestiest)
  1. (of a woman) Having large breasts; busty. Translations (having large breasts; busty): mammōsus (Latin), peitudo (Portuguese), tetudo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chesty-en-adj-I-09Y~Z1 Disambiguation of 'having large breasts; busty': 97 1 2 1
  2. (of a cough or cold) Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm.
    Sense id: en-chesty-en-adj-h0FmtY20
  3. Coming from, or associated with, the chest.
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  4. (informal) Conceited. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-chesty-en-adj-YcBL7~La
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chestily, chestiness

Inflected forms

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