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adjective
- 1. weighing a great deal; heavy: "a weighty tome" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈweɪ.ti / us / ˈweɪ.t̬i / weighty adjective (HEAVY) Add to word list. heavy: I don't want to carry this bag around all afternoon - it's pretty weighty. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. weighing more than normal. heavy Wow, this suitcase is really heavy.
The meaning of WEIGHTY is of much importance or consequence : momentous. How to use weighty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Weighty.
You use weighty to describe something, especially a book, that is heavy or heavier than you would expect. [ literary ] Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
Weighty definition: having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous. See examples of WEIGHTY used in a sentence.
1. Having considerable weight; heavy. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Burdensome; oppressive: weighty problems. See Synonyms at burdensome. 3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous: the weighty matters before the delegates at the peace talks. 4. Having great power or influence: a weighty argument. weight′i·ly adv. weight′i·ness n.
Weighty things are either very heavy or extremely important and worrisome. Putting your weighty cat on a diet might be a weighty issue that nags at you. If your luggage is too weighty, you'll have to pay an extra fee at the airport.
having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle. burdensome or troublesome: the weightier cares of sovereignty. important or momentous: weighty negotiations.
