heady
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heady (ˈhɛdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , headier, headiest | |
| 1. | (of alcoholic drink) intoxicating |
| 2. | strongly affecting the mind or senses; extremely exciting |
| 3. | rash; impetuous |
| 'headily | |
| —adv | |
| 'headiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
heady
1382, from head + adj. suffix -y. Originally "headstrong;" first recorded 1577 in sense of "apt to go to the head."
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Example sentences
There were certainly good reasons for this enthusiasm for equities, beyond low interest rates and heady growth.
Since those heady days, the price has fallen by nearly three-quarters, with much of that decline over the past week.
Prevention by treatment is, nevertheless, a heady prospect.
For months there was heady talk of a national revival.
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