hefty

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.

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hefti·ly adv.

hefti·ness n.

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hefty [ˈhɛftɪ]

adj heftier, heftiest Informal

1. big and strong

2. characterized by vigour or force a hefty blow

3. large, bulky, or heavy

4. sizable; involving a large amount of money a hefty bill a hefty wage

heftily  adv

heftiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hefty - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" brawny, sinewy, muscular, powerful 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" goodly, goodish, sizable, sizeable, tidy, respectable, healthy 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"

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hefty

adjective (Informal)

1. big, strong, massive, strapping, robust, muscular, burly, husky (informal), hulking, beefy (informal), brawny She was quite a hefty woman.
big little, small, minute, short, tiny, thin, narrow, slight, slim, insignificant, diminutive, ineffectual, inconsequential, pocket-sized, scanty, infinitesimal

2. (Informal) forceful, heavy, powerful, vigorous (slang) Lambert gave him a hefty shove to send him on his way.
forceful gentle, soft, weak, mild, frail, feeble, weedy (informal), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

3. heavy, large, massive, substantial, tremendous, awkward, ample, bulky, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, unwieldy, ponderous The gritty foursome took turns shouldering the hefty load every five minutes.
heavy light

4. large, massive, substantial, excessive, inflated, sizeable, astronomical (informal), extortionate A long-distance romance followed with hefty phone bills.

Translations

hefty [ˈheftɪ] ADJ (heftier (compar) (heftiest (superl)))

1. (= large) [person] → corpulento, fornido; [object] → enorme, imponente; [increase] → considerable; [profit, payment] → cuantioso; [price, salary, fees] → alto; [bill, debt] → enorme; [meal] → abundante; [dose] → grande, mayúsculo
a hefty fine → una multa muy cuantiosa → una buena multa
a hefty book → un mamotreto

2. (= powerful) [kick, punch] → fuerte

3. (= heavy) → pesado

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hefty [ˈhɛfti] adj

[person] → costaud(e)

[parcel] → lourd(e)

[piece, price, profit] → gros(se)

[blow, shove] → formidable

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hefty

adj (+er) (inf)

(= large) person → kräftig (gebaut); object → massiv; meal → kräftig, deftig (inf); fine, bill, increase, fees, payment → saftig (inf); profit → anständig (inf); debt → hoch; a hefty tome → ein Schmöker m (inf)

(= powerful) kick, punch, slap → kräftig, saftig (inf)

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hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (load) → pesante; (person) → robusto/a, solido/a; (piece, profit) → grosso/a (before n); (price) → alto/a, bello/a (before n)

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hefty [ˈhɛftɪ] (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (load) → pesante; (person) → robusto/a, solido/a; (piece, profit) → grosso/a (before n); (price) → alto/a, bello/a (before n)

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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 vanttera costaud גָדוֹל וְחָזָק बड़ा और मजबूत krupan i snažan izmos besar þungur; stór og stæltur forte たくましい 크고 억센 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 高大健壯的 здоровенний, дужий قوی الجثہ to khoẻ 健壮的

2 (of punches etc) powerful a hefty kick. sterk قَوي، شَديد тежък mohutný kraftig kräftig δυνατός, γερός fuerte tugev قوی napakka 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 (毆打等)有力的 важкий مضبوط mạnh mẽ 很重的