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Hefty

adjective

(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful. Synonyms: brawny, muscular, powerful, sinewy. "A muscular boxer" , "Powerful arms"

Of considerable weight and size.

Large in amount or extent or degree. Synonyms: goodish, goodly, healthy, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy. "A goodly amount" , "Received a hefty bonus" , "A respectable sum" , "A tidy sum of money" , "A sizable fortune"

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"Hefty" Quotes from Famous Books

... called to this one morning when I heard a merry, audacious voice cry out, "See here, Lady Jinny, do you think it a hallmark of piety to have that hefty safety-pin showing in your waistband? Walk right back and get ...

— The House of the Misty Star - A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan • Fannie Caldwell Macaulay

Words linked to "Hefty" : considerable, heft, strong, heftiness, heavy