adjective
Etymology
Origin of headachy
Example Sentences
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Even mild dehydration can make you feel tired, headachy and unable to concentrate, which isn’t good for your productivity or your well-being.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
Sheryl Denzer, 67, said she has spent the week feeling headachy and heartbroken.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021
Whatever the reason, the Philharmonic’s clenched, loud performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 last week left me jangled and headachy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
I was weak, having trouble breathing, headachy – it felt like a case of the flu, and not a light one.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
The illness left Matt nervous and headachy for days.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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