weighty

Meaning

Adjective

heavy.
Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

Origin

From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y.
Cognate with Scots weichty, wechty, wichty, Saterland Frisian wichtich, West Frisian wichtich, Dutch wichtig, gewichtig, German wichtig, Danish vægtig, Swedish viktig.

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