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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Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Plus, the previous rush to other popular states boosted the cost-of-living in those locales, lightly muting the Golden State’s hefty affordability challenges.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
And despite entering politics with hefty name recognition, former police Chief LeRonne Armstrong — who has waged a bitter legal war against Thao — was trailing a more progressive candidate, Rowena Brown, by over 10 percentage points in a race for an at-large City Council seat.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Criminal penalties can include a hefty fine and prison time as well as deportation and losing the ability to become a U.S. citizen in the future.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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