weighty

[ 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.

  1. important or momentous: weighty negotiations.

  2. having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential: a weighty merchant of Boston.

Origin of weighty

1
First recorded in 1480–90; see origin at weight, -y1

synonym study For weighty

3. See heavy.

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Opposites for weighty

Other words from weighty

  • weight·i·ly, adverb
  • weight·i·ness, noun
  • un·weight·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for weighty

weighty

/ (ˈweɪtɪ) /


adjectiveweightier or weightiest
  1. having great weight

  2. important or momentous

  1. causing anxiety or worry

Derived forms of weighty

  • weightily, adverb
  • weightiness, noun

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