weighty
/ˈweɪti/ adjective C2- Having a lot of weight; heavy.
- Important; serious; not trivial or petty. · a weighty argument
- Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Comparative weightier · Superlative weightiest
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The gravity of both their faces foretold some weighty quest.
It was an illuminated book, with beautiful Gothic characters, and so weighty with gold, that a servant always carried it before the cardinal on days of great solemnity.
--With respect to that other, more weighty accusation, of having injured Mr.
He found him completely surrounded; all were eager to speak to him, as is always the case with those whose words are few and weighty.
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