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   weighty

   /ˈweɪti/

   adjective

   • 1. weighing a great deal; heavy: "a weighty tome" Similar heavymassivethickbulkyheftycumbersomeclumsyponderousoverweightOpposite light
   • ▪ of great seriousness and importance: "he threw off all weighty considerations of state" Similar importantof great import/importancesignificantof significancemomentousof momentconsequentialof consequencefar-reachingkeymajorvitalcriticalcruciallife-and-deathhigh-prioritydecisiveseriousgravesolemnno jokeno laughing matterburdensomeonerousheavyoppressivestressfultaxingtroublesomeworrisomevexatiousOpposite unimportanttrivial
   • ▪ having a great deal of influence on events or decisions: "the evidence for proprietorial interference has become even more weighty" Similar compellingcogentstrongforcefulpowerfulpotentconvincingplausibleeffectiveefficaciouseffectualsoundvalidwell foundedtellingimpressivepersuasiveinfluentialauthoritativeOpposite weak

   Derivatives

   • 1. weightily adverb
   • 2. weightiness noun

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   The meaning of WEIGHTY is of much importance or consequence : momentous. How to use weighty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Weighty.

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   Weighty definition: having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous. See examples of WEIGHTY used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEIGHTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   weighty adjective (SERIOUS) A weighty subject, book, or piece of work is important or serious: weighty matters / issues. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of weighty from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definition of weighty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWEIGHTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use weighty to describe something, especially a book, that is heavy or heavier than you would expect.

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   Weighty things are either very heavy or extremely important and worrisome. Putting your weighty cat on a diet might be a weighty issue that nags at you.

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   1. Having considerable weight; heavy. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Burdensome; oppressive: weighty problems. See Synonyms at burdensome. 3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous: the weighty matters before the delegates at the peace talks. 4. Having great power or influence: a weighty argument. weight′i·ly adv. weight′i·ness n.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryWEIGHTY - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishweighty | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    weighty. adjective. uk / ˈweɪti / us. very serious and important: The film deals with the weighty issues of religion and morality. Want to learn more?

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    weighty meaning, definition, what is weighty: important and serious: Learn more.