SINCE 1828
chested
adjective
chest·ed
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Definition of chested
: having a chest of a specified kind
—used in combination flat-chested
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The Nutters suit, unlike others on the Row, was cut for flash: tight-waisted and small-chested to emphasize the body, with a long jacket and mega lapels. — Matthew Schneier, New York Times, "Meet the Man Who Dressed Mick Jagger," 5 July 2018 Her mom flips to a photo of a much, much younger girl — a chubby-cheeked, flat-chested child. — Anna Silman, The Cut, "The Tale and the Truth About 13-Year-Old Girls," 25 May 2018 The finale came in a march of bare-chested men painted in silver glitter to go with their black disco pants. — Washington Post, "French fashion powerhouse Saint Laurent takes New Jersey," 7 June 2018 The process was arduous; the camera captured a bare-chested Ranallo weeping inside hotel rooms, growling at himself with rage and pounding his keyboard in euphoria. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "The 'Bipolar Rock 'N' Roller' calls some of combat sports' biggest events. But his real fight is against the stigma of mental illness," 23 May 2018 Termote is a compact, broad-chested man, soft-spoken and amiable. — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian, "The Hunt for the Notorious U-Boat UB-29," 19 Apr. 2018 The first thought was bloat — a twisted gut, always a possibility for large-chested breeds like his boxer–pit bull mix. — Janice Gary, Longreads, "Bang and Vanish," 18 Apr. 2018 Now 65, his displays of physical prowess such as bare-chested horseback riding have mostly faded away, but the hours-long annual news conferences and call-in shows testify to vigor and discipline. — Fox News, "Vladimir Putin's power: From mean streets to Kremlin," 17 Mar. 2018 The giant wrestler gently body-slammed the bare-chested boxer in what, even for that sport’s low standards, was a subpar act Auctioned in 1977, the building was renamed for Martin Luther King. — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, "The Arena: A sports time capsule for Philadelphia | Frank's Place," 9 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chested.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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