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heftinesses

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heft⋅y

[hef-tee]
–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.

Origin:
1865–70; heft + -y 1


heft⋅i⋅ly, adverb
heft⋅i⋅ness, noun


2. robust, husky, burly, stalwart.
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