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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy]
2: of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
3: 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" [syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (heftier; -est) Date: 1863 1. quite heavy 2. a. marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength <a hefty football player> b. powerful, mighty c. impressively large ; substantial <hefty portions> • heftily adverb • heftiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (heftier, heftiest) 1 (of a person) big and strong. 2 (of a thing) large, heavy, powerful. Derivatives: heftily adv. heftiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hefty Heft"y, a. Moderately heavy. [Colloq. U. S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(heftier, heftiest) 1. Hefty means large in size, weight, or amount. (INFORMAL) She was quite a hefty woman... If he is found guilty he faces a hefty fine. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A hefty movement is done with a lot of force. (INFORMAL) Lambert gave Luckwell a hefty shove to send him on his way. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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