heftily

In weighty manner

Heftily means with considerable weight, force, or size.

Someone heftily built carries substantial mass.

A heftily priced item costs a lot.

The word emphasizes bulk or intensity: He dropped the bag heftily on the counter.

It's the adverb form of hefty, implying something done with noticeable substance or vigor.

weight

heavily

With great weight

cumbersomely · substantially · solidly · densely · leadenly · lumberingly · bulkily · unwieldily · thickly · gravitationally

force

forcefully

With strong intensity

strongly · muscularly · robustly · sturdily · stoutly · strenuously · energetically · dynamically · fiercely · aggressively

amount

substantially

To a significant degree

liberally · abundantly · amply · plentifully · copiously · largely · greatly · sizably · majorly · tremendously

cost

expensively

At great cost

lavishly · substantially · considerably · significantly · costly

impact

emphatically

With strong emphasis

convincingly · authoritatively · commandingly · meaningfully · consequentially · effectively · potently · profoundly · momentously · influentially

Opposites
weight/force

heftilylightly

With little weight

delicately · gently · daintily · softly · feebly

degree/intensity

heftilyslightly

To a minor extent

trivially · minimally · marginally · negligibly · modestly

effort/exertion

heftilyeasily

Without difficulty

effortlessly · feebly · weakly · limply · languidly

Family

heftiness, hefting

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