heady
/ˈhɛdi/ adjective C2- 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.
- 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.· This follows some heady gains in hourly wages for retail workers.
- 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.
Comparative headier · Superlative headiest
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