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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This week’s trailer shows more of that, with some hefty stakes and the implication that this is the end of the road for Brock and his greasy, brain-hungry friend.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 June 2024
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—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Donald Trump once asked NBC for a shockingly hefty raise during his reality television career.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 June 2024
Dishes are available by weight, à la carte or in hefty two- or three-item combo boxes ($18/$24) with white rice, taro hunks cooked in coconut cream and two sides.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Donald Trump once asked NBC for a shockingly hefty raise during his reality television career.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Both are veteran pitchers proven capable of handling a hefty workload, but each is also on the wrong side of 30 and returning from serious surgeries and lengthy rehab processes.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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