heft´iness

heft|y «HEHF tee», adjective, heft|i|er, heft|i|est, adverb. Informal.

–adj.

1. weighty; heavy: »

a hefty load. This baby is a hefty armful.

2. Figurative. substantial; considerable: »

Rail officials expect some hefty returns on the millions they're spending on new classification yards (Wall Street Journal).

3. big and strong.

4. violent.

–adv.

powerfully; exceedingly: »

It's hefty damp in here (Rudyard Kipling).

–heft´i|ly, adverb.

–heft´iness, noun.