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Definition of weighty adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

weighty

adjective

NAmE//ˈweɪt̮i//

(weightier, weightiest) (formal)

1important and serious weighty matters

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2heavy a weighty volume/tome

weightily

NAmE//ˈweɪt̮l̩i//

adverb

weightiness

NAmE//ˈweɪt̮inəs//

noun [uncountable]See weighty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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