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weighty

DEFINITIONS OF: weighty

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adj having relatively great weight; heavy

“a weighty load”
“a weighty package”
Antonyms:
weightless
having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light

adj of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

“the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference”
Synonyms:
grave, grievous, heavy
important, of import
of great significance or value

adj weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry

weighty problems”
Synonyms
heavy
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

adj powerfully persuasive

“a weighty argument”
Synonyms:
cogent, telling
persuasive
intended or having the power to induce action or belief

adj excessively fat

“a weighty man”
Synonyms:
corpulent, obese, rotund
fat
having an (over)abundance of flesh
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