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hairy-chested

adjective

Definition of hairy-chestednext
as in hypermasculine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairy-chested
  1. hypermasculine
  2. macho
  3. male
  4. masculine
  5. virile
  6. manly
Adjective
  • Many of Mifune's films cast him in hypermasculine roles, though Mifune’s performances were often layered.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Tate brothers, who openly describe themselves as misogynists, built a global following by promoting a lavish, hypermasculine lifestyle through their social media empire.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypermasculine
Adjective
  • Not that Georgian masculinity, with its macho, bellicose posturing and archaic codes of honor, is portrayed as anything other than fumbling and futile.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Filmed in a park in Madison, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, the clip finds the four-piece on some kind of macho mission with only their instruments to protect them.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of macho
Adjective
  • Oral spironolactone, a hypertension drug, is often used off-label to block male hormone receptors, which can help with hair regrowth.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The resulting feature centers on the challenges, joys and intimate journeys of being born with a body outside the physical definitions of male or female, explored through the lives of intersex individuals in India, Brazil and the United States.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of male
Adjective
  • For Obradors, that relationship also provides an early encounter with the rules and expectations of a wider masculine world.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Spain said Malala believed a male owner would have fired Ted and hired a more traditionally masculine manager.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of masculine
Adjective
  • This switching of places is especially true of Islam seen as an alien but also more virile force than Western liberalism, one whose power thus needs to be countered by its own weapons of solidarity and domination.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Jimmy is immediately struck by this younger, virile, needier man when Vincent asks him to help move a piece of furniture in.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Definition of virile
Adjective
  • And the photos, one of them shirtless, show off his manly physique.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Here, the wealthy and asthmatic young politician, bolstered by time spent outside among manly men, grew strong enough to meet his destiny.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of manly
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“Hairy-chested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairy-chested. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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