After receiving a hefty blow to the head, the man spoke only gibberish.
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Hefty
//ˈhɛfti//
Synonyms for "hefty" (175 found)
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Strong matches (53)
Related words (87)
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Adjective(7 words)
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Translations
61 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- здрав adj (strong, bulky)
- тежък adj (heavy)
- як adj (strong, bulky)
- як adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Dutch
4 entries- fors adj (heavy)
- fors adj (strong, bulky)
- stevig adj (strong, bulky)
- stevig adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Esperanto
1 entries- forta adj (strong, bulky)
Finnish
4 entries- mahtava adj (impressive, mighty)
- tanakka adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- tuhti adj (heavy)
- tukeva adj (strong, bulky)
French
3 entries- baraqué adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- costaud adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- lourd adj (heavy)
German
4 entries- beeindruckend adj (impressive, mighty)
- deftig adj (strong, bulky)
- klobig adj (strong, bulky)
- kräftig adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Māori
4 entries- katete adj (heavy)
- katete adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- taumaha adj (heavy)
- toimaha adj (heavy)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- radji adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Occitan
1 entries- pesuc adj (heavy)
Polish
1 entries- ciężki adj (heavy)
Portuguese
4 entries- forte adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- pesado adj (heavy)
- poderoso adj (impressive, mighty)
- robusto adj (strong, bulky)
Romanian
2 entries- impresionant adj (impressive, mighty)
- solid adj (strong, bulky)
Russian
4 entries- большо́й adj (strong, bulky)
- впечатля́ющий adj (impressive, mighty)
- дю́жий adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- здорове́нный adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Spanish
2 entries- pesado adj (heavy)
- robusto adj (powerfully or heavily built)
Turkish
4 entries- ağır adj (heavy)
- etkileyici adj (impressive, mighty)
- güçlü kuvvetli adj (powerfully or heavily built)
- iri adj (strong, bulky)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Toyota's new car sports a hefty price tag.
Source: tatoeba (1658409)
Intense admiration comes with a hefty price.
Source: tatoeba (2400843)
The frustrated tennis player smashed his racquet on the court and incurred a hefty fine.
Source: tatoeba (3009945)
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