hefty

CEFRC1

/ˈhɛfti/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Large, heavy, or considerable in size or amount.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • After receiving a hefty blow to the head, the man spoke only gibberish.

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

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Strong; bulky.

  2. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

  3. Heavy, weighing a lot.

More examples

In context

  • They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.

  • He can throw a hefty punch.

  • He was a tall, hefty man.

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Origin

adjective

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.