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heady

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head·y  (hd)
adj. head·i·er, head·i·est
1.
a. Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur.
b. Tending to upset the mind or the balance of senses: standing on a heady outcrop of rock.
c. Serving to exhilarate: the heady news of triumph.
2.
a. Impetuous and rash: a heady outburst of anger.
b. Domineering; overbearing: too heady to reason with.
3. Swift and violent; headlong: a heady current.
4. Showing intelligence and good judgment; prudent: heady tactics.
5. Suffering from a headache: a heady, throbbing feeling.

headi·ly adv.
headi·ness n.

heady
Adjective
[headier, headiest]
1. (of an experience or period of time) extremely exciting
2. (of alcoholic drink, atmosphere, etc.) strongly affecting the physical senses: a powerful, heady scent of cologne
3. rash and impetuous
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.heady - marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
2.heady - extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
3.heady - marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

heady
Translations
heady [ˈhɛdɪ] adj [experience, period] → apasionante; [wine] → fuerte
heady [ˈhɛdɪ] adjcapiteux/euse, enivrant(e)
heady [ˈhɛdɪ] head adj (experience etc) → aufregend;
(drink, atmosphere) → berauschend
heady [ˈhɛdɪ] adjchealla testa; inebriante


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There had been another black frost the night before, and the air was clear and heady as wine.
The blacks then abandoned themselves to the most furious orgies, and got fearfully drunk on "tembo," a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa-nut tree, and an extremely heady sort of beer called "togwa.
Then, too, there was a meaty fisherman's stew, delicious with garlic, and crusty Italian bread without butter, and all washed down with pint mugs of thick and heady claret.
 
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