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Hefty

Moderately heavy.

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Similar meaning 6

Considerable 84% connected

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Considerable 84% connected

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Heft 74% connected

Same as Haft, n.

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Heft 74% connected

Same as Haft, n.

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Synonym 10

Brawny 92% connected

Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Goodish 92% connected

Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Goodly 92% connected

Excellently.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Healthy 92% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Muscular 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Powerful 92% connected

Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Respectable 92% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sinewy 92% connected

Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sizable 92% connected

Of considerable size or bulk.

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Tidy 92% connected

The wren; -- called also tiddy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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