adjective, heft·i·er, heft·i·est.
- heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- big and strong; powerful; muscular: a hefty athlete.
- impressively large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary.
adjective heftier or heftiest informal
- big and strong
- characterized by vigour or forcea hefty blow
- large, bulky, or heavy
- sizable; involving a large amount of moneya hefty bill; a hefty wage