heady

comparative headier · superlative headiest

1. Intoxicating or stupefying.

   The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.

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   Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love / Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love

   1950, James Shelton, “Lilac Wine”

2. Tending to upset the mind or senses.

   We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.

3. Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence

   The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.

4. Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence:
   1. broadlytypically of economic or industrial trendsrapid, substantial, or breakneck in growth.

      This follows some heady gains in hourly wages for retail workers.

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      The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring.

      Home sales remained steady, although running slightly below the previous month's heady pace.

5. Intellectual.

   Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.

6. Rash or impetuous.

   He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.

plural Headys

1. A surname.