hefty
Adjective Satellite
- (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
- "a hefty athlete"
- of considerable weight and size
- "a hefty dictionary"
- large in amount or extent or degree
- "received a hefty bonus"
Adj
- With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
- Strong; bulky.
- Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
- Heavy, weighing a lot.
- Large, healthy.
Adjective
- Large, heavy, and powerful; substantial or considerable.
Examples
- a hefty fine
- He can throw a hefty punch.
- He was a tall, hefty man.
- She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
- That ’QUINTUPLE’ bingo was a hefty play, securing her victory in Words With Friends.
- That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
- They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
brawny, goodish, goodly, healthy, muscular, powerful, respectable, sinewy, sizable, sizeable, tidy
Scrabble Score: 14
hefty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhefty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hefty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary