weightier; weightiest
2
a
: weighing a considerable amount
b
: heavy in proportion to its bulk
weighty metal
Examples of weighty in a Sentence
She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.
The film deals with some weighty issues.
Those are weighty arguments in your favor.
He was a weighty figure in the art world.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
There are dozens of other pending regulations across the Education Department and other agencies, ranging from relatively trivial updates to sweeping policies that carry weighty implications for the nation’s schools and businesses.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
There are dozens of other pending regulations across the Education Department and other agencies, ranging from relatively trivial updates to sweeping policies that carry weighty implications for the nation's schools and businesses.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
There are big entertainments and small personal films, but to grapple with weighty ideas on a large canvas?
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Weighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighty. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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weighty
adjective
weightier; weightiest
weightiness
noun
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