heftiness


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heft·y

 (hĕf′tē)
adj. heft·i·er, heft·i·est
1. Of considerable weight; heavy.
2. Big and strong; stout or muscular. See Synonyms at heavy.
3. Strong and sturdy: a hefty door.
4. Of considerable size or amount; substantial: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

heft′i·ly adv.
heft′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.heftiness - possessing muscular strength
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
2.heftiness - the property of being large in mass
heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
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heftiness

noun
The state or quality of being physically heavy:
Informal: avoirdupois.
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I became one of his admirers and followers as his intellectual heftiness, the street wisdom, the personality, impressed me to no end.
Its decrease in heftiness, compared to other magnum revolvers, emanated from the materials used to manufacture it.
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Dr Jones, from Lord Grey School in Bucks, told parents: "For girls who are not very slim, tight clothing emphasises their heftiness and is unflattering.
I have to admit, even given the heftiness of the rifle, the 96%grain load--not prohibitive but still not unsubstantial--coupled with a thick, patched sabot and an almost 700-grain ball pounded hard enough to mash into the rifling gave me a bit of pause.
Their lyrics in every song are deep while they draw that elegant accessibility with soaring guitar work, great overall comradery in how the band plays together as a unit, and airy symphonic signs of heftiness in each track.
Every horse in the race has been lumbered with an extra 9lb in the weights with many shrewd punters pinpointing Alan King's Smad Place as the main beneficiary in the heftiness hike.
Every horse in the race has been lumbered with an extra 9lb in the ye weights with many shrewd punters pinpointing Alan King's Smad Place as the main beneficiary in the heftiness hike.
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The poem ends with an equally ethereal expectancy with clouds breaking open and "A shining ridge tilts toward the sun." Despite the occasional handling of the content with frisking light, the heftiness of a state of great commotion, confusion and disquiet is unavoidable as we leaf through the book.
I saw Pope John XXIII, his heftiness carried on a papal chair, and met him again in a room full of people, among them Filipinos.