as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
obnoxiously chesty self-made millionaires
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Recent Examples of chesty
Things are already tense with her loopy future mother-in-law (Jennifer Coolidge) and the chesty ex (Lenny Kravitz) that her wealthy father (Cheech Marin) has invited without her consent.
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Leah Greenblatt, Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The cringeworthy stereotyping continues when Nawi begins a romance with a chesty biracial himbo named Malik (Jordan Bolger), who visits the kingdom to fulfill his Dahomean mother’s dying wish.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
Campbell explores her vocal range, seamlessly transitioning from airy falsetto to chesty belts, landing every note with laser precision. Azizi Gibson feat.
—Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2022
The woman was chesty, the man powerfully built, the curves of his thighs yearning for the curves of hers.
—Dave Eggers, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
Parodying a president who already flirts with self-parody isn’t easy, but Cauvin nailed the chesty voice, the malapropisms and the utter shamelessness.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
Negan gives speeches like that guy in Creed sings: all chesty bluster that fails to impress.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Leah Greenblatt, Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The cringeworthy stereotyping continues when Nawi begins a romance with a chesty biracial himbo named Malik (Jordan Bolger), who visits the kingdom to fulfill his Dahomean mother’s dying wish.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
Campbell explores her vocal range, seamlessly transitioning from airy falsetto to chesty belts, landing every note with laser precision. Azizi Gibson feat.
—Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2022
The woman was chesty, the man powerfully built, the curves of his thighs yearning for the curves of hers.
—Dave Eggers, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
Parodying a president who already flirts with self-parody isn’t easy, but Cauvin nailed the chesty voice, the malapropisms and the utter shamelessness.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
Negan gives speeches like that guy in Creed sings: all chesty bluster that fails to impress.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chesty
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Chesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chesty. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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