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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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Punishment for sedition under federal law can be a hefty fine or a lengthy prison sentence.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Glen Powell finds a unique way to position himself for a hefty inheritance in the trailer for the A24 movie How to Make a Killing.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Many of the jewels come with hefty names attached, including Cartier, Verdura, Andrew Grima and David Webb, but even the ones that aren’t branded tell equally rich stories about the 93-year-old Lady Glenconner, whose charmed life has been spiked with tragedy.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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