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weighty
[
wey
-tee
]
weight·y
/
ˈweɪ
ti
/
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wey
-tee
]
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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.
Origin:
1480–90;
see
weight
,
-y
1
Related forms
weight·i·ly,
adverb
weight·i·ness,
noun
un·weight·y,
adjective
Synonyms
3.
significant, serious, grave, consequential.
See
heavy.
Antonyms
1, 3.
light.
3.
unimportant.
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weighty
(ˈweɪtɪ)
—
adj
,
weightier
,
weightiest
1.
having great weight
2.
important or momentous
3.
causing anxiety or worry
'weightily
—
adv
'weightiness
—
n
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