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hefty

adj
/ˈhɛfti/

Etymology

19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y. The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.

  1. derived from hefða — “to acquire prescriptive rights”
  2. borrowed from heft — “to cause (cattle or sheep) to become familiar with a pasture; of animals: to become familiar with a pasture; (figurative) of a person: to become settled in an occupation or place”
  3. derived from *kap-✻
  4. derived from *habjaną✻ — “to have; to hold”
  5. derived from hefð — “occupation; possession; prescriptive right”
  6. borrowed from heft
  7. formed as hefty — “heft + -y”

Definitions

  1. With heft

    With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

    • He can throw a hefty punch.
    • The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.
    • Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things].

  2. Strong

    Strong; bulky.

    • They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.

  3. Possessing physical strength and weight

    Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.

    • He was a tall, hefty man.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Heavy, weighing a lot.

      • She carries a hefty backpack full of books.

    2. Large, healthy.

      • That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
      • a hefty fine

    3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA