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  • adjective comparative form of weighty: more weighty

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Examples

  • The more abnormal or unusual the occurrence, the weightier should be the evidence of its truth.

    God and my Neighbour Robert Blatchford 1897

  • The more abnormal or unusual the occurrence, the weightier should be the evidence of its truth.

    God and my Neighbour Robert Blatchford 1897

  • The more abnormal or unusual the occurrence, the weightier should be the evidence of its truth.

    God and my Neighbour Robert Blatchford 1897

  • And on the even "weightier" side, could "mobility" actually be a contradiction in terms?

    Douglas Forbes: Downward Mobility: Tech Toys and Society 2010

  • And on the even "weightier" side, could "mobility" actually be a contradiction in terms?

    Douglas Forbes: Downward Mobility: Tech Toys and Society 2010

  • A "weightier" question might ask why so many obese Americans aren't getting the medical care they could be if our health-care system wasn't so profit-oriented.

    Russell Shaw: Hey Health Care Lobby: This "Michael Moore is Fat" Line Won't Work 2008

  • He described the 2009 list as "weightier" than the two preceding ones, refining the eight criteria used in the selection process, and taking into account the economic pressures on Jewish institutions.

    unknown title 2009

  • He described the 2009 list as "weightier" than the two preceding ones, refining the eight criteria used in the selection process, and taking into account the economic pressures on Jewish institutions.

    Articles 2009

  • I feel that the design is a bit 'weightier' than I might have hoped for, but it is still an attractive car.

    Wheels 2009

  • I feel that the design is a bit 'weightier' than I might have hoped for, but it is still an attractive car.

    Wheels 2009

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