chested

American  

[ches-tid] / ˈtʃɛs tɪd /

adjective

1. having a chest of a specified kind (often used in combination).

   broad-chested; barrel-chested.

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Other Word Forms

• unchested adjective

Etymology

Origin of chested

1400–50; late Middle English. See chest, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Calvert-Lewin put the result beyond doubt in the 49th minute, using a clever chested finish to guide Gruev's cross past Ortega from close-range for his 10th league goal this term.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The visitors doubled their lead after 16 minutes with another lovely team goal, as Abdallah Sima chested down to Todd Cantwell, who swept the ball into the bottom corner.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Parrish chested a clearance attempt and sent a deflected shot from distance past a diving Bryan Dowd.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Dancers, all men, mainly bare chested, began a gliding procession toward the stage, migrating along all the pathways of the theater — the sides, the aisles.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

He was a broad- chested guy of twenty with long, black, wavy hair, devilish sideburns, and a wicked smile that had charmed its way through many a port.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray