hefty
See also: Hefty
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)
- With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
- He can throw a hefty punch.
- 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, Kidnapped from the Air:
- The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.
- 1998, The Best of San Francisco and Northern California, Gault Millau, →ISBN, page 75:
- Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things].
- 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times[1]:
- […] on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
- Strong; bulky.
- They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
- (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
- He was a tall, hefty man.
- Heavy, weighing a lot.
- She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
- (of a number or amount) Large.
- That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
- a hefty fine
Derived terms
[edit]Collocations
[edit]with nouns
- hefty price tag
- hefty premium
- hefty profice
- hefty price
- hefty penalty
- hefty fine
- hefty portion
- hefty salary
- hefty gain
- hefty increase
- hefty amount
- hefty sum
- hefty check
- hefty fee
Translations
[edit]heavy
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impressive, mighty
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strong, bulky
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powerfully or heavily built
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