hefty

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈhɛfti//

With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

adjective

1
With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
He can throw a hefty punch.
The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.
Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things].
[…] on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
2
Strong; bulky.
They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
3
Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
He was a tall, hefty man.
4
Heavy, weighing a lot.
She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
5
Large, healthy.
That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
a hefty fine

Etymology

19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y. The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.

Forms

comparative: heftier
superlative: heftiest

heel · The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.Heel · A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands heels · High-heeled shoes.

hefty · With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

Hefty · A surname.heh · The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician 𐤄,…Heidi · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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