adj
weighty
WAY-tee
adj
1
Very heavy.
"He struggled to lift the weighty crate onto the truck."
2
Serious and important, especially involving difficult decisions.
"The committee had to consider some weighty questions about the company's future."
How to Use Weighty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPhysically heavy, or figuratively serious and significant.
Common pairings
weighty matter
weighty decision
weighty issue
Word Forms
weightier comparative, weightiest superlative
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Etymology
From Middle English weighti, formed from weight plus the adjective-forming suffix -y.