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
Examples of heady in a Sentence
The plane soared to heady heights.
They were heady with their newfound success.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
That saccharine silliness juxtaposed with the heady themes of the plot are part of the DNA of the franchise throughout all entries and would follow Kojima to his current work on Death Stranding.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
But the heady linebacker read his eyes from the get-go and jumped the ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
And then further up to its conference lineup, heady warm-up shows, and its seven main stages, each with its own unique character and lighting design that uses (or totally blocks) the sunlight of this (mostly) daytime festival to a subtle but enriching effect.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heady. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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heady
adjective
headier; headiest
1
2
: likely to make one giddy
heady wine
a heady height
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