hefty

heft·y

 (hĕf′tē)

adj. heft·i·er, heft·i·est

1. Of considerable weight; heavy.

2. Big and strong; stout or muscular. See Synonyms at heavy.

3. Strong and sturdy: a hefty door.

4. Of considerable size or amount; substantial: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

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heft′i·ly adv.

heft′i·ness n.

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hefty

(ˈhɛftɪ)

adj, heftier or heftiest

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.

ˈheftily adv

ˈheftiness n

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heft•y

(ˈhɛf ti)

adj. heft•i•er, heft•i•est.

1. heavy; weighty.

2. big and strong; powerful; muscular.

3. notably large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary.

[1865–70]

heft′i•ly, adv.

heft′i•ness, n.

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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.

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hefty

adjective

1. Having a relatively great weight:

heavy, heavyweight, massive, ponderous, weighty.

2. Having a large body, especially in girth:

bulky, heavy, hulking, hulky, husky, stout.

3. Conveying great physical force:

hard, heavy, powerful, severe.

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Translations

قَوي وكَبيرقَوي، شَديد

mohutnýsilnýstatný

kraftig

heftigkräftigstämmig

mahtavatanakkatuhtitukevavanttera

costaudsolide

kraftmikillòungur; stór og stæltur

fortevalidovigoroso

stambusžaliūkas

lielsspēcīgsstiprs

forsstevigzwaar

velvoksen

güçlüiri kıyımiri yarıkuvvetli

健壮的很重的有力的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hefty

[ˈhɛfti] adj

[person] → costaud(e)

[parcel] → lourd(e)

[piece, price, profit] → gros(se)

[blow, shove] → formidable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hefty

(ˈhefti) adjective

1. (of people) big and strong. Her husband is pretty hefty. swaar, fris قَوي وكَبير здрав robusto statný, silný stämmig kraftig σωματώδηςrobusto, 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 gewassenvelvoksen, tung, sterkmuskularny غښتلى، پياوړى، قوي: ټينګ، كلك 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 poderoso mohutný kräftig kraftig δυνατός, γερόςfuerte tugev قوی napakka solideחזק जोरदार snažan erős kuat kraftmikill forte 強い 강력한 stiprus stiprs; spēcīgs kuat krachtig, dreunend, hevig, heftigkraftigsilny, potężny قوي poderoso pu­ter­nic увесистый silný močen snažan kraftig, tung มีน้ำหนัก güçlü, kuvvetli (毆打等)有力的 важкий مضبوط mạnh mẽ （殴打等）有力的，很重的

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hefty

a. fuerte, macizo-a.

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