weighty
Use Weighty in a sentence
ti 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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| —adj , weightier, weightiest | |
| 1. | having great weight |
| 2. | important or momentous |
| 3. | causing anxiety or worry |
| 'weightily | |
| —adv | |
| 'weightiness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Holding a heavy clipboard leads to weighty decisions.
There is another weighty deduction to be made from the merit of the work.
The notion that our bodies can engage in such weighty deliberation shouldn't be surprising.
However, this is not to say that the album is a weighty, serious affair.
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