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HEFTY
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Irregular inflected forms: heftier , heftiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large in amount or extent or degree
Example:
a sizable fortune
Synonyms:
goodish; goodly; healthy; hefty; respectable; sizable; sizeable; tidy
Classified under:
Similar:
considerable (large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree)
Derivation:
heftiness (the property of being large in mass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of considerable weight and size
Example:
a hefty dictionary
Classified under:
Similar:
heavy (of comparatively great physical weight or density)
Derivation:
heft; heftiness (the property of being large in mass)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Example:
powerful arms
Synonyms:
brawny; hefty; muscular; powerful; sinewy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
strong (having strength or power greater than average or expected)
Derivation:
heft; heftiness (the property of being large in mass)
