headier

Adjective

heady (comparative headier, superlative headiest)

1. Intoxicating or stupefying.
   • The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.
2. Tending to upset the mind or senses.
   • We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.
3. Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence
   • The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
4. (broadly, typically of economic or industrial trends) 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. Intellectual.
   • Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.
6. Rash or impetuous.
   • He made such heady promises that when the time came, he was never able to fulfill them.

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