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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trading for Crochet would sacrifice a hefty amount of that.
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
The Bay Area’s hefty hiring in May of a net total of 7,000 workers provided a hopeful counterpoint to the dreary trends for the region during the first four months of the year.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Biden campaign has also received some hefty donations recently.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 21 June 2024
While New York City’s luxury housing market closed out 2023 with a 37.6 percent uptick in sales, none of those residences managed to cross that hefty $100 million threshold.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
The Bay Area’s hefty hiring in May of a net total of 7,000 workers provided a hopeful counterpoint to the dreary trends for the region during the first four months of the year.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Biden campaign has also received some hefty donations recently.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 21 June 2024
While New York City’s luxury housing market closed out 2023 with a 37.6 percent uptick in sales, none of those residences managed to cross that hefty $100 million threshold.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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