heady

/ˈhɛdi/

heady

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Definition

Intoxicating or stupefying.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

  • "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"
  • "We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock."
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