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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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Routh took a hefty deposit on the project, but never completed it, Levi said.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
What’s better than grabbing home essentials and a hefty beauty haul in one go?
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
We have been treated to a hefty dose of September being a bad month.
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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