heady

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head⋅y

[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.

4.	rashly impetuous: heady conduct.

5.	violent; destructive: heady winds.

6.	clever; shrewd: a heady scheme to win the election.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME hevedy, hedy. See head, -y ¹

Related forms:

head⋅i⋅ly, adverb

head⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. thrilling, stirring, stimulating.

Antonyms:
3. depressing, disappointing.

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head·y (hěd'ē)

adj. head·i·er, head·i·est

1. Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur.
2. Tending to upset the mind or the balance of senses: standing on a heady outcrop of rock.
3. Serving to exhilarate: the heady news of triumph.
4. Impetuous and rash: a heady outburst of anger.
5. Domineering; overbearing: too heady to reason with.
1. Impetuous and rash: a heady outburst of anger.
2. Domineering; overbearing: too heady to reason with.
Swift and violent; headlong: a heady current.
Showing intelligence and good judgment; prudent: heady tactics.
Suffering from a headache: a heady, throbbing feeling.

head'i·ly adv., head'i·ness n.

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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