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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Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.
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Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
This bleak cocktail has proved heady for the Zizians, encouraging them to embrace grandiose moral frameworks alongside self-destructive ideas like sleeping with half your brain.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
Last Night in Soho (2021) Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is a complex, heady mix of influences, characters, and meditations on the way that time shifts our perceptions.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heady. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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