hefty

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hefty [hefty heftier heftiest] BrE [ˈhefti] NAmE [ˈhefti] adjective (heft·ier, hefti·est)
1. (of a person or an object)big and heavy
•Her brothers were both hefty men in their forties.
2. (of an amount of money)large; larger than usual or expected
•They sold it easily and made a hefty profit.
•Interest rates have gone up to a hefty 12%.
3. using a lot of force
•He gave the door a hefty kick.
Derived Word: ↑heftily

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from heft ‘lift or carry (something heavy)’ + ↑-y.

Example Bank:
•She will have to pay a pretty hefty fine if she is caught.
•Interest rates have gone up to a hefty 12%.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  goodly, goodish, healthy, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy, brawny, muscular, powerful, sinewy