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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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Some recent graduates enter the workplace with a diploma in one hand and a hefty education bill in the other.
—Mark Davis, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Despite the hefty cost – often bore in staggering loans – the risk was palatable because the reward was likely a career launchpad that no other country in the world could offer.
—Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
But the counterarguments are also hefty.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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