hefty

adjective
UK: /ˈhefti/
US: /ˈhefti/

  1. Large, heavy, and powerful.

    1. That wrestler is very hefty.
    2. The hefty moving boxes were hard to carry up the stairs.

  2. Large in amount, size, or degree.

    1. I paid a hefty price for that car.
    2. The company reported a hefty profit increase this year.

Synonyms

heavy large substantial considerable big massive

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hefty" in English means: Large, heavy, and powerful., Large in amount, size, or degree..

The phonetic transcription of "hefty" is /ˈhefti/ in British English and /ˈhefti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hefty": heavy, large, substantial, considerable, big, massive.

Example usage of "hefty": "That wrestler is very hefty.". More examples on the page.