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heft·y

(hĕf′tē)

adj. heft·i·er, heft·i·est

1. Of considerable weight; heavy.

2. Big and strong; stout or muscular. See Synonyms at heavy.

3. Strong and sturdy: a hefty door.

4. Of considerable size or amount; substantial: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

heft′i·ly adv.

heft′i·ness n.

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hefty

(ˈhɛftɪ)

adj, heftier or heftiest

1. big and strong

2. characterized by vigour or force: a hefty blow.

3. large, bulky, or heavy

4. sizable; involving a large amount of money: a hefty bill; a hefty wage.

ˈheftily adv

ˈheftiness n

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heft•y

(ˈhɛf ti)

adj. heft•i•er, heft•i•est.

1. heavy; weighty.

2. big and strong; powerful; muscular.

3. notably large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary.

[1865–70]

heft′i•ly, adv.

heft′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	hefty - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" brawny, sinewy, muscular, powerful strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
	2.	hefty - of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary" heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
	3.	hefty - 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" goodly, goodish, sizable, sizeable, tidy, respectable, healthy considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

hefty

adjective (Informal)

1. big, strong, massive, strapping, robust, muscular, burly, husky (informal), hulking, beefy (informal), brawny She was quite a hefty woman.
big little, small, minute, short, tiny, thin, narrow, slight, slim, insignificant, diminutive, ineffectual, inconsequential, pocket-sized, scanty, infinitesimal

2. (Informal) forceful, heavy, powerful, vigorous (slang) Lambert gave him a hefty shove to send him on his way.
forceful gentle, soft, weak, mild, frail, feeble, weedy (informal), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

3. heavy, large, massive, substantial, tremendous, awkward, ample, bulky, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, unwieldy, ponderous The gritty foursome took turns shouldering the hefty load every five minutes.
heavy light

4. large, massive, substantial, excessive, inflated, sizeable, astronomical (informal), extortionate A long-distance romance followed with hefty phone bills.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hefty

adjective

1. Having a relatively great weight:

heavy, heavyweight, massive, ponderous, weighty.

2. Having a large body, especially in girth:

bulky, heavy, hulking, hulky, husky, stout.

3. Conveying great physical force:

hard, heavy, powerful, severe.

Translations

قَوي وكَبيرقَوي، شَديد

mohutnýsilnýstatný

kraftig

heftig kräftig stämmig

mahtavatanakkatuhtitukevavanttera

costaud solide

kraftmikillòungur; stór og stæltur

forte valido vigoroso

stambusžaliūkas

lielsspēcīgsstiprs

fors stevig zwaar

velvoksen

güçlüiri kıyımiri yarı kuvvetli

健壮的很重的有力的

hefty

[ˈheftɪ] ADJ (heftier (compar) (heftiest (superl)))

1. (= large) [person] → corpulento, fornido; [object] → enorme, imponente; [increase] → considerable; [profit, payment] → cuantioso; [price, salary, fees] → alto; [bill, debt] → enorme; [meal] → abundante; [dose] → grande, mayúsculo
a hefty fine → una multa muy cuantiosa → una buena multa
a hefty book → un mamotreto

2. (= powerful) [kick, punch] → fuerte

3. (= heavy) → pesado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hefty

[ˈhɛfti] adj

[person] → costaud(e)

[parcel] → lourd(e)

[piece, price, profit] → gros(se)

[blow, shove] → formidable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hefty

adj (+er) (inf)

(= large) person → kräftig (gebaut); object → massiv; meal → kräftig, deftig (inf); fine, bill, increase, fees, payment → saftig (inf); profit → anständig (inf); debt → hoch; a hefty tome → ein Schmöker m (inf)

(= powerful) kick, punch, slap → kräftig, saftig (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hefty

[ˈhɛftɪ] (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (load) → pesante; (person) → robusto/a, solido/a; (piece, profit) → grosso/a (before n); (price) → alto/a, bello/a (before n)

hefty

(ˈhefti) adjective

1. (of people) big and strong. Her husband is pretty hefty.

2. (of punches etc) powerful. a hefty kick.

hefty

a. fuerte, macizo-a.

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