What is the meaning of weighty?

adjective

  • Having relatively great weight; heavy.
    • usage: "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"
  • Powerfully persuasive.
    • usage: "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
  • Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.
    • usage: "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"
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry.
    • usage: "weighty problems"
  • Excessively fat.
    • usage: "a weighty man"
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