heftily

heft·y

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hef-tee]
- /ˈhɛf ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hef-tee]
- /ˈhɛf ti/

Definitions of heftily word

adjective heftily heavy; weighty: a hefty book. 1
adjective heftily big and strong; powerful; muscular: a hefty athlete. 1
adjective heftily impressively large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary. 1
noun heftily In a hefty manner. 1

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Origin of heftily

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; heft + -y1

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Parts of speech for Heftily

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heftily

heftily popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for heftily

adverb heftily

stoutly — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.

Just one Synonym for heftily