3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. "For sundry weighty reasons." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] "Attend our weightier judgment." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent. [1913 Webster] 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]: weightiest See {weighty}
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