/ˈhɛdi/
OriginFrom Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y.
- Intoxicating or stupefying.
“The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.”
“Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love / Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love”
- Tending to upset the mind or senses.
“We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.”
- Exhilarating.
“The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.”
- Intellectual.
“Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.”
- Rash or impetuous.
“He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.”
Formsheadier(comparative) · headiest(superlative) · Headys(plural)