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weighty

[ wey-tee ]

adjective

weightier, weightiest.
  1. having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous:

    a weighty bundle.

    Antonyms:

  2. burdensome or troublesome:

    the weightier cares of sovereignty.

  3. important or momentous:

    weighty negotiations.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  4. having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential:

    a weighty merchant of Boston.



weighty

/ ˈɱɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having great weight
  2. important or momentous
  3. causing anxiety or worry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ𾱲پ, adverb
  • ˈɱ𾱲پԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɱ𾱲i· adverb
  • ɱ𾱲i·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ɱ𾱲y adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of weighty1

First recorded in 1480–90; weight, -y 1
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Synonym Study

See heavy.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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The same could not be said of his temperament because of the weighty burden of an 11-year wait for his fifth major win.

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The Times’ Jack Miles won the Pulitzer in biography for his weighty book “GOD: A Biography.”

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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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