HEFTY


Meaning of HEFTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhef-tē ]

adjective

( heft·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1863

1. : quite heavy

2.

a. : marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength

a hefty football player

b. : powerful , mighty

c. : impressively large : substantial

hefty portions

• heft·i·ly -tə-lē adverb

• heft·i·ness -tē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.