weightier; weightiest
2
a
: weighing a considerable amount
b
: heavy in proportion to its bulk
weighty metal
Examples of weighty in a Sentence
She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.
The film deals with some weighty issues.
Those are weighty arguments in your favor.
He was a weighty figure in the art world.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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The use of diecast throughout means the figure is suitably weighty and strong enough to handle its wide-range of articulated motion.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Such a feat was a monumental victory, given The Last Showgirl's smaller profile (Roadside Attractions isn't the industry's weightiest distributor) and the SAG nominating committee's wide-spanning pool of balloters hailing from all corners (and demographics) of the acting sector.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The use of diecast throughout means the figure is suitably weighty and strong enough to handle its wide-range of articulated motion.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Since its beginnings in 1884, Breitling has built a weighty legacy of timekeepers crafted for the skies.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Weighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighty. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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weighty
adjective
weightier; weightiest
weightiness
noun
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