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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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Wallace has fronted the hugely successful YA Culpables franchise for Amazon and could therefore bring a hefty teen audience to The House of the Spirits.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Investors have grown increasingly concerned about tech companies' hefty AI investments and their potential to shrink or erase free cash flows.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Balance transfers If your credit score is still in good shape, transferring your current balances to a card with a 0% (or very low) introductory APR can give you a window — typically 12 to 21 months — to pay down your principal without hefty interest charges piling on.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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