Hefty
/ˈhɛfti/ adj, name
adj, name ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
"He can throw a hefty punch."
- 2 Strong; bulky.
"They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs."
- 3 Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
"He was a tall, hefty man."
- 4 Heavy, weighing a lot.
"She carries a hefty backpack full of books."
- 5 Large, healthy.
"That's going to cost you a hefty sum."
Adjective
- 1 large in amount or extent or degree wordnet
- 2 of considerable weight and size wordnet
- 3 (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"After receiving a hefty blow to the head, the man spoke only gibberish."
Etymology
19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y. The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.