About The Word Weighty
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Weighty
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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.
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