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
plural -es
1
: rashness, headstrongness
headiness of youth
2
: intoxicating quality
the headiness of a spring morning
a perfume with a headiness impossible to describe
Examples of heady in a Sentence
Adjective
The plane soared to heady heights.
They were heady with their newfound success.
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Adjective
It’s been 28 years since their last appearance, but the older fans remember the feeling of heady optimism, an occasional tease of excitement and then crushing disappointment.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Those heady scenes are products of their time, emerging during the boom years following World War II.
—Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
The 2-million-square-foot facility distribution center will support the off-pricer’s heady growth.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
But the back half is a heady object lesson in the limits of partnership—how even the right person can’t fully quell whatever torment lurks in the recesses of one’s consciousness.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heady. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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heady
adjective
headier; headiest
1
2
: likely to make one giddy
heady wine
a heady height
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