heady

See also: Heady

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdi

Adjective

heady (comparative headier, superlative headiest)

  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.
    • The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
  4. Intellectual.
    • Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.
  5. Rash or impetuous.
    • He made too heady promises, and when it came time, he was never able to fulfill them.

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