WEIGHTIER

WEIGHTY

corpulent, obese, weighty, rotund

(adjective) excessively fat; “a weighty man”

weighty

(adjective) having relatively great weight; heavy; “a weighty load”; “a weighty package”

weighty

(adjective) weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; “weighty problems”

grave, grievous, heavy, weighty

(adjective) 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”

cogent, telling, weighty

(adjective) powerfully persuasive; “a cogent argument”; “a telling presentation”; “a weighty argument”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

weightier

comparative form of weighty

Source: Wiktionary


WEIGHTY

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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