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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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2023, El Salvador started charging hefty transit fees to passengers from African countries who flew into its international airport.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Net sales were projected to reach some three hundred million dollars, and the broker’s cut would be hefty.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
That sum, which includes a hefty buyer’s premium, makes the open-top speed machine the second most expensive car ever sold at auction.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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hefty
adjective
heftier; heftiest
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