hefty

[hef-tee]

adjective

heftier, heftiest 

1. heavy; weighty.

   a hefty book.

2. big and strong; powerful; muscular.

   a hefty athlete.

   Synonyms: stalwart, burly, husky, robust

3. impressively large or substantial.

   a hefty increase in salary.

hefty

/ ˈhɛftɪ /

adjective

1. big and strong

2. characterized by vigour or force

   a hefty blow

3. large, bulky, or heavy

4. sizable; involving a large amount of money

   a hefty bill

   a hefty wage

Other Word Forms

• heftiness noun
• heftily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hefty¹

First recorded in 1865–70; heft + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Now, as parents and grandparents, they are passing along a skepticism toward higher education and its hefty price tag, part of the broader unraveling of America’s “college for all” ideology.

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Volkswagen Group’s VOW3 0.29%increase; green up pointing triangle vehicle deliveries rose slightly in the third quarter as hefty declines in China and North America were offset by gains across the automaker’s other global markets.

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If most of your bookings are refundable or made with miles and points that can be easily redeposited without hefty fees, you don’t need to go heavy on cancellation coverage.

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And that doesn’t include the hefty expenses of hiring caregivers and maintaining the home.

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The winners stand to earn not only hefty fees but bragging rights for having worked on a deal that could reap the government billions of dollars.

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Related Words

• colossal 
• fat 
• heavy 
• large 
• massive 
• robust 
• sizable 
• substantial 
• tremendous 
• weighty