chesty

An informal adjective used to describe someone who is proud or self-important, or to describe a person with a large chest.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif informel utilisé pour décrire une personne fière d'elle-même ou qui se croit importante, ou pour décrire une personne à la poitrine large ou généreuse.

1. Having a large or prominent chest B2 informal

   Describes a person, usually a man, who has a broad, well-developed, or muscular chest.

   • The bodybuilder was very chesty and broad-shouldered.
   • He wore a tight shirt that made him look even more chesty.
   • The actor's chesty physique was admired by many fans.

   🇫🇷à la poitrine large

   Synonymes: deep-chestedmuscular

2. Arrogant or self-important C1 informal british

   Behaving in a proud, conceited, or overbearing manner; showing an inflated sense of self-importance.

   • He got a bit chesty after winning the award, boasting about it constantly.
   • The manager's chesty attitude annoyed the rest of the team.
   • Don't be so chesty; nobody likes a show-off.

   🇫🇷arrogant, prétentieux

   Synonymes: arrogantcockyconceitedegotisticalhaughtyoverbearingpompousself-importantswaggeringvain

   Antonymes: humblemeekmodestself-effacingunassuming

• chestier comparative form
• chestiest superlative form