hairy-chested

adjective

Definition of hairy-chestednext
as in hypermasculine

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  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
  • That includes hunting and other kinds of macho madness that Blake rebels against, a divide that never really got healed and a father/son bond that was completely broken when Grady simply disappeared.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The comically macho lawman built his entire identity around the notion that the bad guys never beat him.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of macho
Adjective
  • Strong’s Apprentice co-star Sebastian Stan won for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy for his role in A Different Man.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The pic was nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor Jesse Eisenberg, Best Screenplay as well as male supporting actor.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of male
Adjective
  • Celebrities are trading the saccharine styles in for something more masculine, more businesslike: neckties.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Unlike its more masculine counterparts, including the chore coat or the denim jacket, the cropped cocoon coat offsets its boxy shape with feminine details, like oversized, covered buttons; a stand-away collar; and curvy sleeves that are cropped just above the wrist.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
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
  • After a young man is possessed in a séance by the spirits of kamikaze pilots: His usual rather weak features had taken on a manly, resolute look.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This mixture of soapy and manly is the quality that makes the Sheridan-verse so weird and interesting as a cultural artifact; its popularity could reflect its efficacy in helping masculine men satisfy their need to feel big feelings about the world.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of manly
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