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   weight·y

   /ˈwādē/

   adjective

   • 1. weighing a great deal; heavy: "a weighty candelabra" 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

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › weightyWeighty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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

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   adjective. uk / ˈweɪ.ti / us / ˈweɪ.t̬i / weighty adjective (HEAVY) Add to word list. heavy: I don't want to carry this bag around all afternoon - it's pretty weighty. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. weighing more than normal. heavy Wow, this suitcase is really heavy.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › weightyWEIGHTY Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for WEIGHTY: serious, important, big, heavy, meaningful, major, grave, substantial; Antonyms of WEIGHTY: light, small, little, trivial, minor, slight, frivolous, unimportant

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   burdensome or troublesome: the weightier cares of sovereignty. important or momentous: weighty negotiations. Synonyms: consequential, grave, serious, significant. Antonyms: unimportant, light. having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential: a weighty merchant of Boston. weighty.

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

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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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › weightyWeighty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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. If your luggage is too weighty, you'll have to pay an extra fee at the airport.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › weightyWeighty - definition of weighty by The Free Dictionary

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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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionweighty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

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

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    adjective. uk / ˈweɪti / us. very serious and important: The film deals with the weighty issues of religion and morality. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › weightyweighty | meaning of weighty in Longman Dictionary of...

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