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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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
Both those teams will pay hefty expansion fees to join the league, money that will be distributed directly to existing owners.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Sellitto ordered the drink despite its hefty price.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Another benefit to the choir is that members can learn from him without the substantially heftier prices for his private voice training sessions.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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