heftier; heftiest
1
: quite heavy
2
a
: marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength
a hefty football player
c
: impressively large : substantial
hefty portions
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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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The best high schools won’t take you as far from the state’s average home price, but the premium’s still hefty, the study showed.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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