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  • adjective comparative form of hefty: more hefty

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Examples

  • And the U.S. Congress is debating a bailout plan that could cost $700 billion - a price tag heftier than the war in Iraq.

    The Diamondback 2008

  • You know when your waiter at a restaurant tells you that you look like somebody really famous, and you're always secretly terrified they're going to say it's Gary Busey or a "heftier" version of Macauley Culkin?

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • You know when your waiter at a restaurant tells you that you look like somebody really famous, and you're always secretly terrified they're going to say it's Gary Busey or a "heftier" version of Macauley Culkin?

    We Are SO Gonna Get In Trouble For This One... 2009

  • The 5th popularity has suffered from being a "heftier" work, more intellectual, less crafted and vital than the "Italian".

    01/09/2005 - 01/16/2005 2005

  • She also said that UNRAP was advocating for a "heftier" barrier than the post-and-chain fence to protect the plantings, but the Parks Department argued that if one part gets knocked over, it is easier to replace than the whole section.

    unknown title 2009

  • You'd think that home would be a safe haven for them, but a new study in the journal Obesity reveals that even parents can come down hard on their heftier offspring.

    Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • You'd think that home would be a safe haven for them, but a new study in the journal Obesity reveals that even parents can come down hard on their heftier offspring.

    Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • You'd think that home would be a safe haven for them, but a new study in the journal Obesity reveals that even parents can come down hard on their heftier offspring.

    Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? healthland.time.com 2010

  • At 2.3 pounds, an 11. 6-inch Air is a bit heftier than an iPad, but I still found it easy to carry around.

    First Look: Apple's new 11.6-inch MacBook Air 2010

  • You'd think that home would be a safe haven for them, but a new study in the journal Obesity reveals that even parents can come down hard on their heftier offspring.

    Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? healthland.time.com 2010

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