chest´i|ness

chest´i|ness
chest|y «CHEHS tee», adjective, chest|i|er, chest|i|est. U.S. Slang.
1. conceited; self-assertive: »

bumbling doctors, madcap crooks, chesty admirals and busty dowagers (Time).

2. thrusting out the chest; broad-chested.
chest´i|ly, adverb.
chest´i|ness, noun.

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