heady

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heady^¹

/ˈhɛdi/

Rhymes with -ɛdi

Where it comes from

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

adjective headier · headiest

Intoxicating or stupefying. The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.
Tending to upset the mind or senses. We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.
Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
broadly rapid, substantial, or breakneck in growth. The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring.
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.

Heady^²

proper noun Headys

A surname.

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adj intoxicating or stupefying

Deutsch	berauschend
Русский	опьяняющий opʹjanjajuščij, дурманящий durmanjaščij

adj intellectual

Deutsch	verkopft

adj rash or impetuous

Deutsch	ungestüm
Русский	поспешный pospešnyj

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@misc{heady_2026,
  title = {heady},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heady},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}