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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Throughout that, workers and consumers have remained extraordinarily resilient, accumulating hefty pandemic savings and then spending through them at a rate that blew past most forecasts.
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The school expects the private university’s hefty profits will bring in millions in profits for the state over and above up to $60 million in annual funds needed to service the bond debt.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The school expects the private university’s hefty profits will bring in millions in profits for the state over and above up to $60 million in annual funds needed to service the bond debt.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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