hefty
With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
Adjective
- With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
- He can throw a hefty punch.
- The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore. - 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, Kidnapped from the Air:
- 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]. - 1998, The Best of San Francisco and...
- Strong; bulky.
- They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
- Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
- He was a tall, hefty man.
- Heavy, weighing a lot.
- She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
- Large, healthy.
- That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
- a hefty fine
Origin
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.