'Hefty' definitions:
Definition of 'hefty'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Hefty'
From: GCIDE
- Hefty \Heft"y\, a.
- 1. Moderately heavy. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Strong; muscular; -- of people. [PJC]
- 3. Substantial; large; as, a hefty increase in annual profits. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hefty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adipose,
- annoying,
- arduous,
- awkward,
- backbreaking,
- beefy,
- besetting,
- big,
- big-bellied,
- bloated,
- blowzy,
- bosomy,
- bothersome,
- bouncing,
- brawny,
- bulky,
- burdensome,
- burly,
- buxom,
- chubby,
- chunky,
- clumsy,
- considerable,
- corpulent,
- crushing,
- cumbersome,
- distended,
- doughty,
- dumpy,
- effortful,
- enormous,
- extensive,
- fat,
- fattish,
- fleshy,
- forced,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- full,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gross,
- grueling,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hard-earned,
- hard-fought,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- heavy,
- heavyset,
- heavyweight,
- Herculean,
- hippy,
- huge,
- husky,
- imposing,
- impressive,
- irksome,
- iron-hard,
- killing,
- labored,
- laborious,
- large,
- large-scale,
- leaden,
- lusty,
- major,
- massive,
- massy,
- meaty,
- mighty,
- muscular,
- nervy,
- obese,
- obstinate,
- onerous,
- operose,
- oppressive,
- overweight,
- painful,
- paunchy,
- plaguey,
- plump,
- podgy,
- ponderous,
- portly,
- potbellied,
- potent,
- powerful,
- pudgy,
- puffy,
- puissant,
- punishing,
- pursy,
- red-blooded,
- robust,
- robustious,
- roly-poly,
- rotund,
- rugged,
- sizable,
- sizeable,
- square,
- squat,
- squatty,
- stalwart,
- steely,
- stocky,
- stout,
- strained,
- strapping,
- strenuous,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- substantial,
- swollen,
- thick-bodied,
- thickset,
- toilsome,
- top-heavy,
- tough,
- troublesome,
- trying,
- tubby,
- unwieldy,
- uphill,
- vexatious,
- vigorous,
- wearisome,
- weighty,
- well-fed