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hefty

See also: Hefty

English

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Etymology

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19th century. From heft (“weight”) ‎ -y.

The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛfti/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfti

Adjective

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hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)

  1. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
    He can throw a hefty punch.
    • 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, Kidnapped from the Air:
      The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.
    • 1998, The Best of San Francisco and Northern California, Gault Millau, →ISBN, page 75:
      Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things].
    • 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      […] on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
  2. Strong; bulky.
    They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
  3. (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
    He was a tall, hefty man.
  4. Heavy, weighing a lot.
    She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
  5. (of a number or amount) Large.
    That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
    a hefty fine

Derived terms

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Collocations

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with nouns
  • hefty price tag
  • hefty premium
  • hefty profice
  • hefty price
  • hefty penalty
  • hefty fine
  • hefty portion
  • hefty salary
  • hefty gain
  • hefty increase
  • hefty amount
  • hefty sum
  • hefty check
  • hefty fee

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