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hefty
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heft·y  (hft)
adj. heft·i·er, heft·i·est
1. Of considerable weight; heavy.
2. Rugged and powerful. See Synonyms at heavy.
3. Informal Of considerable size or amount: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

hefti·ly adv.
hefti·ness n.

hefty
Adjective
[heftier, heftiest] Informal
1. large in size, weight, or amount
2. forceful and vigorous: a hefty slap on the back
3. involving a large amount of money: a hefty fine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hefty - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
2.hefty - of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
3.hefty - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

hefty (Informal)
adjective 1. big, strong, massive, strapping, robust, muscular, burly, husky (informal) hulking, beefy (informal) brawny << OPPOSITE small
adjective 2. forceful, heavy, powerful, vigorous (slang) << OPPOSITE gentle
Translations
hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] adj [person] → fornido; [piece] → grande; [price] → alto

hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] adj [person] → costaud(e); [parcel] → lourd(e); [piece, price] → gros(se)

hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] adjkräftig;
(parcel etc) → schwer;
(profit) → ansehnlich

hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] adj [person] → solido/a; [parcel] → pesante; [piece, price] → grosso/a

hefty
adj hefty [ˈhefti]
1 (of people) big and strong Her husband is pretty hefty. swaar, fris قَوي وكَبير здрав statný, silný kraftig stämmig σωματώδης robusto, corpulento, fuerte, fornido suure kondiga تنومند vankkarakenteinen costaud גָדוֹל וְחָזָק बड़ा और मजबूत krupan i snažan izmos besar þungur; stór og stæltur forte たくましい 크고 힘센 stambus, žaliūkas, stiprus liels; spēcīgs tegap uit de kluiten gewassen velvoksen, tung, sterk muskularny robusto voinic здоровенный mocný krepek glomazan stöddig, bastant แข็งแรง iri yarı, iri kıyım 健壯的 здоровенний, дужий قوی الجثہ to khoẻ
2 (of punches etc) powerful a hefty kick. sterk قَوي، شَديد тежък mohutný kraftig kräftig δυνατός, γερός fuerte tugev قوی kova solide חָזָק जोरदार snažan erős kuat kraftmikill forte 強い 강력한 stiprus stiprs; spēcīgs kuat krachtig, dreunend, hevig, heftig kraftig silny, potężny poderoso pu­ter­nic увесистый silný močen snažan kraftig, tung มีน้ำหนัก güçlü, kuvvetli 強壯的,有力的 важкий مضبوط mạnh mẽ


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