headier; headiest
2
a
: tending to intoxicate or make giddy or elated
heady wine
being in such distinguished company was a heady experience
b
: giddy, exhilarated
heady with his success
c
: rich
a heady sauce
a heady variety
d
: impressive
a man of heady accomplishments
3
a
: marked by or showing good judgment : shrewd, intelligent
b
: intellectually stimulating or demanding
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The plane soared to heady heights.
They were heady with their newfound success.
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Alongside is a sidecar of vanilla-tonka bean maple syrup, heady with the almond-y, fresh-hay scent of coumarin — a naturally occurring chemical in the seeds of the kumaru tree.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
The business of television during the heady Thatcherite ’80s feels fundamentally at odds with the bucolic Cotswolds setting—an aesthetic clash of giant cellphones and gentle pastures, boardroom meetings and stray sheep.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Benson recognized the marketplace implication of a literal and figurative proximity to art, above all its capacity to infuse her store and its wares with a heady sense of downtown cool.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heady. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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heady
adjective
headier; headiest
1
2
: likely to make one giddy
heady wine
a heady height
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