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WEIGHTILY
weightily
(adverb) as something very heavy; “she moved weightily”
weightily
(adverb) in a serious manner; “the speech was weighty and it was weightily delivered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
weightily (comparative more weightily, superlative most weightily)
In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
Source: Wiktionary
Weight"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a weighty manner.
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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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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