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weight·y
[wey-tee] Pronunciation Key
[wey-tee] Pronunciation Key –adjective, weight·i·er, weight·i·est.
| 1. | having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle. |
| 2. | burdensome or troublesome: the weightier cares of sovereignty. |
| 3. | important or momentous: weighty negotiations. |
| 4. | having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential: a weighty merchant of Boston. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| weight·y
(wā'tē) Pronunciation Key
adj. weight·i·er, weight·i·est
weight'i·ly adv., weight'i·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| weighty | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package" [ant: weightless] |
| 2. | powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: cogent] |
| 3. | of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: grave] |
| 4. | weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems" |
| 5. | excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: corpulent] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Weighty
Weight"y\, a. [Compar. Weightier; superl. Weightiest.]1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. "For sundry weighty reasons." --Shak. Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. --Swift. 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] "Attend our weightier judgment." --Shak. Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.
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