chesty
Americanadjective
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suffering from or symptomatic of chest disease
a chesty cough
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having a large well-developed chest or bosom
Other Word Forms
- chestily adverb
- chestiness noun
Etymology
Origin of chesty
Example Sentences
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Ten years ago she got a chesty cough, and initially thought it was tuberculosis.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
“We’d just go around and crash people’s weddings,” McBryde says with a chesty laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Fisher’s chesty defense of the program, and the victory against the Tide last season, has bought him a lot of credibility despite overall meh results for the coach who started the 10-year contract craze.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022
By the end, Carolina had finished with a 38-24 edge in shots on goal and outhit the Predators in a game with plenty of chippy moments and chesty exchanges between the teams.
From Fox News • May 18, 2021
Her coughing got better, less chesty and less whistling, but her appetite disappeared.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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