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heftier

a. (en-comparative of: hefty)

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heftier

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hefty
  1. adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, muscular, powerful, sinewy]

  2. of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"

  3. large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: goodly, goodish, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy]

  4. [also: heftiest, heftier]

Usage examples of "heftier".

Blockbuster himself should pony up a heftier chunk of the arena moneyan option no self-respecting sports tycoon likes to contemplate.

I used rope belayed to timbers which were lashed to the heftier mesquite shrubs, and pulled it slowly over, moving its support timbers so it never dropped more than a few inches at a time.

I was, stronger and quicker in the standby queue, with heftier bribes more heftily offered.

Amaryllis realized that Lucas, as the main target of the focus, was getting an even heftier dose of the powerful, quasi-hypnotic charm, than she was.

Collis take out a much heftier life insurance policy than the one he had.