heady
intoxicating: a heady wine.
affecting the mind or senses greatly: heady perfume.
exciting; exhilarating: the heady news of victory.
rashly impetuous: heady conduct.
violent; destructive: heady winds.
clever; shrewd: a heady scheme to win the election.
Origin of heady
1Other words for heady
3 | thrilling, stirring, stimulating |
Opposites for heady
Other words from heady
- head·i·ly, adverb
- head·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·head·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·head·y, adjective
- un·head·y, adjective
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How to use heady in a sentence
And he that runs headily into temptation, hath no promise from God to be delivered out.
A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry | Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall AssemblyThe divine discontent of youth, the rebellion aginst the brute force of circumstance, seethed in him headily.
The Purple Heights | Marie Conway Oemler
British Dictionary definitions for heady
/ (ˈhɛdɪ) /
(of alcoholic drink) intoxicating
strongly affecting the mind or senses; extremely exciting
rash; impetuous
Derived forms of heady
- headily, adverb
- headiness, noun
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