Thesaurus: weighty

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1. superl. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
2. superl. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
3. superl. Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
4. adj. having relatively great weight; heavy
5. adj. powerfully persuasive
6. adj. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
7. adj. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry
8. adj. excessively fat
9. 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. "For sundry weighty reasons." Shak. Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. Swift. 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] "Attend our weightier judgment." Shak. Syn. -- Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent. WEIL'S DISEASE Weil's disease. (Med.) An acute infectious febrile disease, resembling typhoid fever, with muscular pains, disturbance of the digestive organs, jaundice, etc.
10. An acute infectious febrile disease, resembling typhoid fever,with muscular pains, disturbance of the digestive organs, jaundice,etc.
11. j:100 a. having relatively great weight; heavy s. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry