hefty

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛfti/

The English word “hefty” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

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.

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.

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