hefty
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈhɛfti/
:
elevado
- So this is a really hefty price tag for this type of an item.
- a hefty price
- a hefty sum
- pay a hefty sum
So it's kind of a hefty price tag for a smartphone.
- So it's kind of a hefty price tag for a smartphone.
- So this product alone separating it from its hefty, hefty, hefty price tag.
- And that is a hefty piece of work.
- So this is a really hefty price tag for this type of an item.
- So these are some some pretty hefty price tags for these types of products.
- I paid a hefty price for that priority shipping Ulta.
- And like creating sections within like a table of contents of a hefty book proposal.
- What's like, it's a little hefty.
- Many believed the sentence was so hefty.
- And you know, I have a pretty hefty content calendar that I've been planning out for the last week or so.
- He was stunned by the spectacular painting and gave the artist a hefty sum as a reward.
Examples
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Many companies already offer hefty discounts to schools; this practice should be universal.
Academic text (1993) -
The scientist received a hefty grant to fund her research project.
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And that is a hefty piece of work.
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I paid, I paid a hefty sum for this book as well.
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We carry a pretty hefty trade deficit.
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I'll be making twice what I make now, plus a hefty bonus.
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I'll be making two hundred grand a year plus a hefty bonus, and that's just to start.
Fiction book (2000) -
You get full medical, dental, two-weeks' paid vacation, and I might add, a hefty pay increase.
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Failure to meet the statutes of this law resulted in a hefty fine payable to the closest school.
Academic text (2011) -
The book was hefty, and I guessed it to be Dombey and Son.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Larger than usual in size or amount
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
394
5.0
Large in amount, size, or importance
355
1.0
Doing or using something a lot
305
4.6
Large in size or amount
236
3.1
Very large and heavy
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
56
2.3
A large amount or number
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
37
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
24
3.7
Fairly large in amount or of good quality
21
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
15
3.3
Very large and much bigger than usual
13
7.0
Very large in size or amount, taking a lot of space
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
Very large, often said in a playful way
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hefty comes from the older English word heft, which means 'weight'. So a hefty fine or price is like a heavy load for your money, meaning it is large or significant.