Meaning

5 senses
  1. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

    He can throw a hefty punch.

    beeindruckend

    впечатля́ющийvpečatljájuščij, могу́щественныйmogúščestvennyj

  2. Strong; bulky.

    They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.

    deftig, klobig

    большо́йbolʹšój, объёмистыйobʺjómistyj, масси́вныйmassívnyj

  3. Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.

    He was a tall, hefty man.

    kräftig, mächtig, stark

    дю́жийdjúžij, здорове́нныйzdorovénnyj, си́льныйsílʹnyj

    (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

  4. Heavy, weighing a lot.

    She carries a hefty backpack full of books.

    schwer

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj

  5. Large, healthy.

    That's going to cost you a hefty sum.

    a hefty fine

    large in amount or extent or degree

Examples

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  1. Intense admiration comes with a hefty price.

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  2. He was slapped with a hefty fine.

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  3. Toyota's new car sports a hefty price tag.

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  4. Elias paid a hefty sum of compensation money.

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  5. The bloke on the corner looks pretty hefty.

    deDer Typ an der Ecke sieht ganz schön bullig aus.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
impressive, mighty:
strong, bulky:
powerfully or heavily built:
heavy:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
impressive, mighty:
strong, bulky:
powerfully or heavily built:
heavy:

Origin

19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y.

19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y.

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Forms

heftier, heftiest
Comparativeheftier Lesson
Superlativeheftiest Lesson

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Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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