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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

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

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

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hefty
    adj 1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight;
           rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular
           boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty,
           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, healthy, hefty, respectable,
       sizable, sizeable, tidy]