heftier; heftiest
1
: quite heavy
a hefty book
2
a
: marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength
a hefty football player
c
: impressively large : substantial
hefty portions
a hefty price
Examples of hefty in a Sentence
He was a tall, hefty man.
Her boss gave her a hefty raise.
a hefty dose of irony
He gave the door a hefty kick.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Create a budget ahead of time Some shoppers spend first and then assess the damage later — and sometimes that damage winds up being a heftier-than-expected credit card bill.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
So the current $2,379 price at Unistellar represents a hefty saving.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Its most recent filings show how hefty that debt has become.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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