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
  • Putin posing topless is the viral version of this public peacocking, but casual misogyny, carefully staged photo ops, and boastful, hypermasculine rhetoric also fit the bill.
    Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Laurie rejects the hypermasculine traits his grandfather enforces in favor of becoming one of the March girls, a radical concept for the time.
    Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of hypermasculine
Adjective
  • This moment of macho triumph is short-lived, however, because Wulf eventually returns with an army at his back to wreak vengeance on Rohan.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Putin is admired for his macho and brutal toughness, but Orban is the domestic role model.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of macho
Adjective
  • Shields would go on to another win at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the only U.S. boxer, male or female, to earn back-to-back gold medals at the games.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The vast majority of construction workers are male and Hispanic, according to the CDC.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of male
Adjective
  • Kunda’s personal style embodies a balance between feminine and masculine energies.
    Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Many starve themselves or develop other harmful eating behaviors to make their bodies conform to a masculine or feminine ideal.
    Liz Szabo, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of masculine
Adjective
  • New cassette players are being manufactured and competition is virile, musicians are releasing more and more records on the format and Amazon is selling old cassettes like a bumper crop.
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • While a tabloid scandal and a terrorist plot don’t seem like fuel for a winning Oscar campaign, all of it contributed to Crowe’s image as a throwback to the days when Hollywood leading men were virile and larger than life.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of virile
Adjective
  • That shooting isn’t very well known, but it’s been a talking point at the convention this week as conservatives seek to tie Trump to Roosevelt, who carefully cultivated a manly image.
    Madeleine Heim, Austin American-Statesman, 20 July 2024
  • The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of manly
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