weightier; weightiest
2
a
: weighing a considerable amount
b
: heavy in proportion to its bulk
weighty metal
Examples of weighty in a Sentence
She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.
The film deals with some weighty issues.
Those are weighty arguments in your favor.
He was a weighty figure in the art world.
Recent Examples on the Web
Water for Elephants opens with that simple but weighty question, an unspoken promise to the audience that something grand lies just around the corner.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The show managed to cover weighty issues like mental health, death and homophobia among typical teenage fare like prom dates, new friends and first love.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Scientists discovered a new contender for world’s heaviest animal
The blue whale has enjoyed the weighty title of the largest animal ever to have lived.
—Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
Its themes are weighty too, framing the character as a fearsome incarnation of atomic death and destruction in a way that recalls Ishirō Honda’s original film.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite the weighty responsibilities of his presidency, Lincoln's interest in whimsical items like rubber ducks provides a glimpse into his multifaceted character.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
What is the most challenging aspect of working within a comedy and satire framework to explore weighty social topics and why is the final product often so brilliant when well-executed?
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
The foreign objects that rest upon my shoulders and head weighed me down and unbalanced my weighty body.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Stevens’ attention to the weighty legal arguments is relatively brief.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The show managed to cover weighty issues like mental health, death and homophobia among typical teenage fare like prom dates, new friends and first love.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Scientists discovered a new contender for world’s heaviest animal
The blue whale has enjoyed the weighty title of the largest animal ever to have lived.
—Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
Its themes are weighty too, framing the character as a fearsome incarnation of atomic death and destruction in a way that recalls Ishirō Honda’s original film.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite the weighty responsibilities of his presidency, Lincoln's interest in whimsical items like rubber ducks provides a glimpse into his multifaceted character.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
What is the most challenging aspect of working within a comedy and satire framework to explore weighty social topics and why is the final product often so brilliant when well-executed?
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
The foreign objects that rest upon my shoulders and head weighed me down and unbalanced my weighty body.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Stevens’ attention to the weighty legal arguments is relatively brief.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Weighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighty. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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