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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. [bd]For sundry weighty reasons.[b8] --Shak. Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. --Swift. 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] [bd]Attend our weightier judgment.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent. | |
