weightier; weightiest
2
a
: weighing a considerable amount
b
: heavy in proportion to its bulk
weighty metal
Examples of weighty in a Sentence
She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.
The film deals with some weighty issues.
Those are weighty arguments in your favor.
He was a weighty figure in the art world.
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Thursday's debate carried weighty stakes for both candidates.
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Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
This service sprouted out of a plumbing magnate John Dubuque’s desire to better understand weighty tomes like Being and Time by Martin Heidegger and Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead.
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In fact, reporting has shown that Bragg himself sometimes played a reluctant part in the case given its weighty political implications.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Despite a weighty two-and-a-half-hour running time, the picture barrels forward at breakneck speed; the sheer agility of Holland’s filmmaking becomes a direct expression of her empathy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
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Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
This service sprouted out of a plumbing magnate John Dubuque’s desire to better understand weighty tomes like Being and Time by Martin Heidegger and Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 26 June 2024
In fact, reporting has shown that Bragg himself sometimes played a reluctant part in the case given its weighty political implications.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Despite a weighty two-and-a-half-hour running time, the picture barrels forward at breakneck speed; the sheer agility of Holland’s filmmaking becomes a direct expression of her empathy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
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“Weighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighty. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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weighty
adjective
weightier; weightiest
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