a. [ Compar. Weightier superl. Weightiest. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. “For sundry weighty reasons.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [ R. ] “Attend our weightier judgment.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent. [ 1913 Webster ] |