heftiness
ti adjective, heft·i·er, heft·i·est.
1.
heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
2.
big and strong; powerful; muscular: a hefty athlete.
3.
impressively large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary.
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hefty (ˈhɛftɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , heftier, 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 |
| 'heftily | |
| —adv | |
| 'heftiness | |
| —n | |
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Heftiness
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| hefty (ˈhɛftɪ) | |
| —adj , heftier, 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 |
| 'heftily | |
| —adv | |
| 'heftiness | |
| —n | |
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