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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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
With lots of hefty dialogue and basically one indoor location, Ozon’s movie loses some momentum during those theatrical closing reels, although the performances help to keep the energy level high.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Famously, Steve Easterbrook, the former chief executive of McDonald’s, walked away from the role with a hefty sum of $40 million after getting caught having a consensual relationship with a subordinate.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Following his first Pro Bowl season, Horn has been rewarded with a hefty contract and been positioned as one of the three or four faces of the franchise.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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hefty
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heftier; heftiest
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