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headachy

headachy

1 3.2
Having pain or discomfort in the head
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɛdeɪki/
translation icon : con dolor de cabeza
  • I padded away, feeling headachy.
  • feel headachy

Examples

  • Even though he was feeling a bit headachy, as soon as he saw the gender-free, O'Wally burst out laughing.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Mikey had a cold, and Chris caught it, and I was headachy and dull feeling.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The worst part is I was so headachy and tired by the end of it that I dropped our new lights and broke two.

    Blog text (29)
  • Wilt thou be understanding when she is tired, headachy or upset?

  • A high-quality lighting system will reduce eye strain and will keep your employees feeling refreshed rather than tired and headachy.

    Blog text (14)
  • And now she felt sorry for herself, disembarking into a fume-filled Manhattan garage, disembarking stiff-legged and headachy?

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I woke up feeling tired and headachy after a long night of studying.

  • After spending too much time staring at the computer screen, I felt headachy and decided to take a break.

  • She complained of feeling headachy due to the loud music at the concert.

Antonyms

494 1.0

Not feeling pain or physical discomfort

How Painful

agonized
  • US
6.3
unwell
18 1.0
headachy
1 3.2
pained
5 4.9

Surface Forms

headachy positive

Morphology

headachy = headache (transparent) = head + ache + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'headache', giving the meaning 'having or resembling a headache' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Headachy comes from head and achy (from ache), where ache means 'pain'. So headachy is like having a 'headache' — pain or discomfort in your head.