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heady

[ hed-ee ]

adjective

, head·i·er, head·i·est.
  1. intoxicating:

    a heady wine.

  2. affecting the mind or senses greatly:

    heady perfume.

  3. exciting; exhilarating:

    the heady news of victory.

    Synonyms: stirring, thrilling

    Antonyms: disappointing, depressing

  4. rashly impetuous:

    heady conduct.

  5. violent; destructive:

    heady winds.

  6. clever; shrewd:

    a heady scheme to win the election.



heady

/ ˈhɛdɪ /

adjective

  1. (of alcoholic drink) intoxicating
  2. strongly affecting the mind or senses; extremely exciting
  3. rash; impetuous


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Derived Forms

  • ˈheadiness, noun
  • ˈheadily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • headi·ly adverb
  • headi·ness noun
  • over·headi·ness noun
  • over·heady adjective
  • un·heady adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heady1

First recorded in 1350–1400, heady is from the Middle English word hevedy, hedy. See head, -y 1

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Example Sentences

The excitement was so heady that soon musicians were standing two and three deep at the bar of the Five Spot nearly every night.

Aside from oil, Russia has two great exports: brilliant, heady novelists and captivating dashboard camera videos.

These scenes bring out a strange lightheartedness you would not expect going into a film with such a heady synopsis.

Though I was physically exhausted, my mind was filled with the heady, mysterious events of the day.

The last six years have often been heady for someone who cares about progressive political movements.

The wine was good and cheap, but, unfortunately, it had the objectionable quality of being heady.

He was, indeed, so hot and heady that it was some minutes before his mistake could be brought home to him.

Lieutenant Schmidt had drunk a great deal of beer, and even beer when taken in large quantities may be heady.

“Was you frightened of falling on your heady peady, darling,” she murmured, fondling it ecstatically.

Strange rich heady scents seemed to rise about him like something palpable.

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