hefty
/ˈhɛfti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.36 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "He can throw a hefty punch."
- "The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore."
- "Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things]."
- "[…] on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered."
- "They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs."
- "He was a tall, hefty man."
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.