hefty

Meaning

Adjective

Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.
Strong; bulky.
Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
Heavy, weighing a lot.
Large.

Origin

19th century. From heft + -y.
The similarity with German heftig is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.

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