Weightier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl.
     {Weightiest}.]
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     1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
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     2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince;
        important; forcible; serious; momentous. "For sundry
        weighty reasons." --Shak.
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              Let me have your advice in a weighty affair.
                                                    --Swift.
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     3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] "Attend our weightier
        judgment." --Shak.
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     Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible;
          momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weighty
       adj 1: having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a
              weighty package" [ant: {weightless}]
       2: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious
          thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision
          in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters
          of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the
          peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {heavy}]
       3: weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry;
          "weighty problems"
       4: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese},
           {rotund}]
       5: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling
          presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {telling}]
       [also: {weightiest}, {weightier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weightier
       See {weighty}