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weighty
[ wey-tee ]
adjective
- having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous:
a weighty bundle.
Antonyms:
- burdensome or troublesome:
the weightier cares of sovereignty.
- important or momentous:
weighty negotiations.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential:
a weighty merchant of Boston.
weighty
/ ˈɱɪɪ /
adjective
- having great weight
- important or momentous
- causing anxiety or worry
Derived Forms
- ˈɱپ, adverb
- ˈɱپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɱi· adverb
- ɱi·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɱy adjective
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Luggage in the first half of the 20th century was much weightier and bulkier, designed for people with the means to have helpers carry their luggage for them.
As a human rights attorney, I’ve seen some of the worst conduct by government employees, military officials, and private contractors – often done under the weighty guise of protecting the country from mythical ticking time bombs.
The same could not be said of his temperament because of the weighty burden of an 11-year wait for his fifth major win.
The Times’ Jack Miles won the Pulitzer in biography for his weighty book “GOD: A Biography.”
Aside from the general “don’t touch” social prohibition hovering in the presence of any art object, lifting this particular weighty slab is impossible.
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