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heady.

Intoxicating or stupefying.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhɛdi/
  1. Intoxicating or stupefying.

    The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.
  2. Tending to upset the mind or senses.

    We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.
  3. Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence

    The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
  4. Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence: rapid, substantial, or breakneck in growth.

    broadly
    Home sales remained steady, although running slightly below the previous month's heady pace.
  5. Intellectual.

    Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.
  6. Rash or impetuous.

    He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y.

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