chestly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to one's chest, especially in reference to placement, position, or posture.
adj
Example Sentences
- "But we hope that this able Artist will not be tempted to pursue this tinsel practise, this converting the chestly-coloured dress of the Graphic Muse into Harlequin and Columbine finery, making a plaything of his noble profession."
- "When he came within a foot away from me, with the debonair Homeboy strolling style, and flexible, chestly posture, he waiked around me analyzing [...]"
- "The Message Bears, which carry chestly greetings such as "Have a Happy Day," appeared in four colors, several of which …"
- "It was the heat from this fire which had domed up the fog blanket and then dissipated it. When the fire died, the fog gradually came back, and remained there until noon, when the sun burned it off. Rather chestly at being the only pilot to come in and go out that morning I called on Captain Joe Wilson, [...]"
Etymology
From chest + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more chestly (comparative)
most chestly (superlative)