heady

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdi/

Etymology: From Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y.

Intoxicating or stupefying.
“The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.”
“Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love / Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love”
Tending to upset the mind or senses.
“We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.”
Exhilarating.
“The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.”
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.”