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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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
The longstanding approach to real estate transactions in America had a commission of roughly 5% to 6% paid by the seller and divided between the agents for the buyer and the seller – a hefty surcharge that some observers believe inflated home sale prices.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Also cutting deals with Trump and agreeing to hefty tariffs were Pakistan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
The Spice Lord Challenge entails consuming 12 hefty chicken wings doused in Big Lug’s Carolina Reaper sauce in 10 minutes.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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