heady

About 0.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Intoxicating or stupefying.

   The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.

2. adjective Tending to upset the mind or senses.

   We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.

3. adjective Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence:

   The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.

4. adjective rapid, substantial, or breakneck in growth.

   The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring.

5. adjective Intellectual.

   Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.

6. adjective Rash or impetuous.

   He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.

Similar words

exciting intoxicating turbulent moving stormy ferrel intoxicant intoxicated inebriating inebriant

Often followed by

days and stuff wine with atmosphere scent experience mixture

Word family

headier headiest headily headiness headinesses