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Meaning of 'weighty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weighty [ superl.]
- Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
- Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
- Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

Meaning of 'weighty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weighty [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having relatively great weight; heavy
Example in sentence:
  • a weighty load;
  • a weighty package
2 . weighty [ s]
Meaning (2):
- powerfully persuasive
Example in sentence:
  • a cogent argument;
  • a telling presentation;
  • a weighty argument
Meaning (3):
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Example in sentence:
  • a grievous fault;
  • faced a grave decision in a time of crisis;
  • grave responsibilities;
  • heavy matters of state;
  • the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
Meaning (4):
- excessively fat
Example in sentence:
  • a weighty man
Meaning (5):
- weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry
Example in sentence:
  • weighty problems

Nearby Words:

weigela weigelia weigh weigh-house weigh-houses weighable weighage weighbeam weighboard weighbridge

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