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weightily

/wˈeɪɾili/ adv

In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.

Word Origin Weight comes from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, from PIE *wegh- 'to move, carry' — so weight is literally 'heaviness you carry.' Weightily means doing something with weight, seriousness. The same root gives us weigh, wagon (something that carries), and even vector (a carrier in math). The PIE root *wegh- is about moving and bearing loads, so weightily is 'in a heavy, carrying manner.'

adv In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.

The judge weightily considered all evidence before delivering the verdict.

(副词) 沉重地；有力地；庄重地 【沉重有力地】

法官在宣判前慎重地考虑了所有证据。

(adverbio) De manera pesada; ponderosamente; con fuerza.

El juez ponderó cuidadosamente todas las pruebas antes de emitir el veredicto.

(adverbe) pesamment; lourdement; gravement; d'un ton pesant [D'une manière pesante, grave et appuyée ; avec force.]

Le juge a examiné **weightily** toutes les preuves avant de rendre son verdict.

(Adverb) gewichtig; eindringlich; nachdrücklich [auf eine gewichtige, eindrucksvolle oder nachdrückliche Weise; mit besonderer Betonung oder Schwere.]

Der Richter überlegte **weightily** alle Beweise, bevor er das Urteil verkündete.

(副詞) 重々しく、堂々と；力強く。

裁判官は判決を下す前に、すべての証拠を重々しく吟味した。

(advérbio) pesadamente; ponderosamente; com peso [De maneira pesada; ponderosamente; com força.]

O juiz considerou ponderosamente todas as provas antes de proferir o veredicto.

Synonyms: heavily ponderously laboriously cumbersomely massively burdenedly stolidly solemnly Antonyms: lightly airily flippantly trivially
Word parts: weight + i + ly

Related words

weighty weightiness weightless weightlessness weighting

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