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Weighty Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Weighty? [adj] powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [adj] excessively fat; "a weighty man" [adj] having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package" [adj] weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems" [adj] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Weighty: cogent \| corpulent \| fat \| forceful \| grave \| grievous \| heavy \| important \| obese \| of import \| rotund \| telling Related Terms \| Find terms related to Weighty: See Also \| Weighty In Webster's Dictionary \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. ``For sundry weighty reasons.'' --Shak. Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. --Swift. 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] ``Attend our weightier judgment.'' --Shak. Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.

Weighty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Weighty?

[adj] powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
[adj] excessively fat; "a weighty man"
[adj] having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"
[adj] weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"
[adj] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

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Weighty In Webster's Dictionary

\Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl.
{Weightiest}.]
1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.

2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince;
   important; forcible; serious; momentous. ``For sundry
   weighty reasons.'' --Shak.

         Let me have your advice in a weighty affair.
                                               --Swift.

3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] ``Attend our weightier
   judgment.'' --Shak.

Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible;
     momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.

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