heady
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɛdi/
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embriagador
- Born as a child of Romanticism, the artistic avant-garde developed in a heady atmosphere of newfound freedom.
- heady days
- heady stuff
- heady time
This is some really heady stuff, if we unpack it.
- This is some really heady stuff, if we unpack it.
- In those heady grasses, the mouth loosens.
- And you know, it's Bakhteen is some pretty intense, heady stuff.
- So heady conversation maybe what do we start with?
- I don't understand the broad appeal of a show that is so heady.
- I think that when we start to recognize that it's, it's how can I make this not too heady?
- Creamy sauces, heady wines, velvets, the caress of water, of sunshine, of a woman friend, of a young lover.
- I know that sounds heady, but to spend time figuring out an easier way of saying it is just what what works about you?
- Because you're going through a pretty heady experience right now, Evan, And it must, you know, as my mom would say, you, it must be hard not to get too big for your britches.
Examples
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In the air was a heady fragrance of wet grass and sunshine.
Fiction book (2001) -
Indeed, they remained nonchalant even during the heady days of independence struggles.
Academic text (1990) -
It's been a heady time.
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This is some really heady stuff, if we unpack it.
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Ah, the heady days of space piracy.
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The last days of the Soviet Union were a heady, optimistic time for many Russians.
Academic text (2010) -
Despite the awkwardness in attempting to describe what we were doing, these were heady times.
Academic text (2000) -
These are heady days for Brian Clough's Derby County... champions of England.
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The prospects for passage of the card-check provision have indeed diminished since the heady early days of the Obama administration.
Academic text (2009) -
The heady excitement of the concert made everyone dance with joy.
Synonyms
18
5.8
Extremely exciting and making you feel light and happy
10
4.8
So fast or overwhelming that you cannot keep up
3
6.8
Causes strong confusion and makes you feel overwhelmed
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heady comes from the simple word head and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. It was first used for strong drinks or smells that act on the head and make you feel dizzy, so heady now means 'extremely exciting' or 'intoxicating'.