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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Those heady days of yore have been in the rearview mirror for Issa for some time.
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And despite the struggles, what the owners remember most about those early days is the powerful sense of community, a heady feeling of believing all the business owners and workers were in it together to create something special.
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Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
Nguyen, who publishes heady critical essays on Substack, has some appealingly contrarian thoughts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Those heady days of yore have been in the rearview mirror for Issa for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
And despite the struggles, what the owners remember most about those early days is the powerful sense of community, a heady feeling of believing all the business owners and workers were in it together to create something special.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heady
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heady. Accessed 14 Dec. 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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