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heady (hed′ē)

adjective head′i·er, head′i·est

  1. impetuous; rash; willful
  2. tending to affect the senses; intoxicating heady wine
  3. having, showing, or using intelligence or good judgment

Etymology: ME hevedi: see head & -y

heady Synonyms

heady

modif.

overwhelming, intoxicating, powerful; see exciting, strong 8.

heady Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • scent: The air is filled with the lazy hum of hoverflies and bees and it is heady with the scent of sun-warmed grass.

Modifies a noun

  • brew: They do warn at the bar that the locally produced ale is a heady brew.
  • aroma: When you visit you'll be seduced by the heady aromas.
  • scent: The heady scent of betrayal was in the air.
  • concoction: Delta captivated Holly-May and Benjamin with a heady concoction of spices and leaves.
  • fragrance: The sweet smelling starry yellow flowers fill summer days with a heady fragrance which attracts the bees.
  • cocktail: Relationships in the workplace can make for a heady cocktail.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: This post has been a very heady experience for me.
  • pretty: This was a pretty heady brew - 6.3 % abv!
  • so: It's so heady that the dance floor nation may miss the point entirely and the band couldn't care less.
  • quite: Thank you for the buzz I get when I master a complicated procedure, the euphoric experience can be quite heady!
  • not: Perhaps that is not heady enough for some of our esteemed Reformed theologians but hey, too bloody bad!
  • rather: This infrastructure can dramatically reduce the rather heady distance related component to the costs of traditional point to point leased lines.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: During ' Wake Up Sleeping ' the vibe was getting heady as the overall effect of being back in Galway took hold.