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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishheftyhef‧ty /ˈhefti/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる adjective [usually before noun] 1 BIGbig and heavy a tall hefty man a hefty tome (=large thick book) hefty camera equipment2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large a hefty fine3 British EnglishSTRONG PERSON a hefty blow, kick etc is done using a lot of force He aimed a hefty kick at the door. a hefty shoveExamples from the Corpushefty• Ivers is a big woman, six feet tall and hefty.• hefty admission fees• Any insurrection was met by a hefty blow.• It was a 350,000ドル contract, plus hefty bonuses and expenses.• Both of Myra's sons were hefty, energetic boys.• The other driver received a hefty fine for his role in the accident.• If you own sale falls through you may face a hefty interest bill.• But if the idea of a hefty loss unnerves you, consider shortening your maturities.• The mechanic was a big hefty man who could lift up the front of a truck with his bare hands.• All claim to be user-friendly enough so that hefty manuals aren't necessary.• Applications software not only brings extra development costs but needs selling, which means hefty marketing and advertising budgets.• He gets paid a pretty hefty salary.• And, I justify to myself, she worked her butt off to graduate with honors and hefty scholarships.• This is a hefty shift away from the traditional model of motherhood, but it generates enormous advantages.• a hefty slice of apple pie • Pataki is cutting deeply into spending on Medicaid and welfare in order to pay for hefty tax cuts.
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