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  1. 1. superl. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. Source: opted
  2. 2. superl. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. Source: opted
  3. 3. superl. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. having relatively great weight; heavy Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. powerfully persuasive Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. excessively fat Source: wordnet
  9. 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. Source: webster
  10. 10. An acute infectious febrile disease, resembling typhoid fever,with muscular pains, disturbance of the digestive organs, jaundice,etc. Source: adambom
  11. 11. j:100 a. having relatively great weight; heavy s. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry Source: ecdict

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