George Monbiot

Food production is ripping the living world apart. Fishing and farming are, by a long way, the greatest cause of extinction and loss of the diversity and abundance of wildlife. Farming is a major cause of climate breakdown, the biggest cause of river pollution and a hefty source of air pollution.

British Writer

Rose George

Perhaps we believe that everything travels by air, or magically and instantaneously like information (which is actually anchored by cables on the seabed), not by hefty ships that travel more slowly than senior citizens drive.

British Journalist

Rutger Bregman

Private companies mostly manufacture medications that resemble what we've already got. They get it patented and, with a hefty dose of marketing, a legion of lawyers, and a strong lobby, can live off the profits for years.

Dutch Historian

Marco Reus

As top players, we earn a lot of money, but sometimes we pay a hefty price with our health. I would give away all the money to be healthy again, to be able to do my job. To do what I love: to play football.

German Athlete

Bob Beauprez

Every time Washington regulators pass down another heavy-handed rule or levy another hefty fine, Colorado loses potential jobs, revenue, and economic security.

American Politician

Charles Duhigg

Public employee unions are hardly the only group involved in bare-knuckles politics. Businesses lobby fiercely, and executives make hefty campaign donations.

American Journalist

Gary Oldman

I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles' faces on it. It would be a collector's item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine.

English Actor

Michael Buffer

One time, a hedge fund gentleman in Connecticut brought in a bunch of professional wrestlers and myself at a very hefty price for his son's 11th birthday.

American Celebrity

Stacey Abrams

I have a fairly hefty resume because I'm pretty aggressive about doing things that I think I need to do.

Kelly Rohrbach

American Actress

Use 'hefty' to emphasize that something is impressively large or powerful.

Magnitude Emphasis

'Hefty' describes uncountable nouns like size or amount, not specific numbers.

Not Countable

'Hefty' can express a positive aspect of size or a burden, depending on context.

Positive or Negative

'Hefty' often suggests that the cost is more than usual or expected.

Associated Expense

In financial contexts, 'hefty' conveys a sense of significant expense or financial burden.

Financial Burden

Expensive costs described as 'hefty' may have an emotional impact, suggesting stress or difficulty.

Emotional Impact

Use 'hefty' to describe objects that are challenging to lift or carry.

Physical Weight

'Hefty' can also be metaphorical, describing something with great importance or impact.

Metaphorical Weight

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 So hefty was the infant swaddled under piles of blankets, Benandonner shuddered at the thought of what the father would look like. He decided he’d rather not find out. As he fled, Benandonner tore up the rocks connecting the shores, breaking up the causeway.

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 made an early picture phone call to dr elizabeth wood of bell labs may i congratulate you and all who have helped make this great scientific stride possible the system was impractical for home use involving expensive equipment and a hefty fee per minute

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 them together that they would weigh the size of a pretty hefty organ up to six pounds if you compare this brain is only two point six pounds heart less than one pound so there's a lot of potential for learning about how important these guys

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 of it have been uncovered so far these frills may have helped Dakota recognize its own kind one of Dakota's arms has emerged from the tail block as well and it's a real surprise much heftier and more muscular

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 Every year an estimated 100 million sharks are killed worldwide, in large part for the shark fin trade. The sharks are caught and their dorsal fins are removed and sold at a hefty price,

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 that's just not going to happen. Detoxes and cleanses are very popular. They come in many forms, from charcoal-infused lemonades to detox teas, and they often have a hefty price tag.

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 who else look nasty but they only sting every one of these cold weather sumo wrestlers is protected by a hefty layer

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 into cooler, deeper water with a better supply of oxygen. A hefty male also assumes the role of guard dog.

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 such hefty bodies are better supported than on land and now hippos reveal their sensitive side