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hefty
/ ˈhɛftɪ /
adjective
- big and strong
- characterized by vigour or force
a hefty blow
- large, bulky, or heavy
- sizable; involving a large amount of money
a hefty wage
a hefty bill
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Derived Forms
- ˈheftiness, noun
- ˈheftily, adverb
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Other Words From
- hefti·ly adverb
- hefti·ness noun
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Example Sentences
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
Jimbo and I sat next to each other, Indian style, and leaned against the stack of black Hefty bags and electronics.
It took me fifteen minutes to fill a thick black Hefty bag with papers and computer parts.
Abbott took advantage of that opening and pulled down a hefty share of the Hispanic vote.
But minor offenders are caught in the storm as well, and can face hefty punishment.
For the most part big, strong, hefty-looking men; well uniformed, well set up.
It was empty, but he wanted nothing, only the barrels, which furnished a short and very hefty club.
He rose at their hefty salutation; readjusted his spectacles, blinked; and then it came over him: These damn pustulent princes!
"They'll hit the range near the head of the reserve and a hefty gang could get down the Wolf Creek gulch," Douglas observed.
Grease, in its barmiest days, near projuced a more hefty cavileer.
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