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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Weighty

/wāt'-ē/ · Weight·y · IPA /ˈweɪti/
01 a. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
  1. 1.
    Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
  2. 2.
    Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
    “Let me have your advice in a weighty affair.” Swift.
  3. 3.
    Rigorous; severe; afflictive.[R.]