HEADY
What does "HEADY" mean?
Exhilarating or intoxicating; producing a feeling of giddy excitement.
Meanings
- Having a strong or intoxicating effect on the senses or mind. The heady scent of jasmine filled the courtyard.
- Producing exhilaration or a sense of giddy excitement. Those were the heady early days of the startup.
- Impetuous, rash, or violent in action. His heady rush into the deal cost them dearly. archaic
Word origin
From Middle English 'hedy', from 'head' plus '-y'; originally meaning 'headstrong' or 'rash', later shifting to 'intoxicating to the head'.
Remember it
HEADY goes straight to your HEAD - the y is the dizzy spin it leaves behind.
A little poem
One glass of June air,
jasmine pouring through the dark-
the night tilts a little.
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Wordplay
- The bartender's new cocktail was so heady I forgot my own name - which, he pointed out, is the whole point of a drink that goes to your head.
What it teaches
Heady moments are real but rarely durable; build on the morning after, not the rush.
Quick facts
What does HEADY mean?
Exhilarating or intoxicating; producing a feeling of giddy excitement.
Is HEADY a valid word?
Yes — HEADY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HEADY?
HEADY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does HEADY come from?
From Middle English 'hedy', from 'head' plus '-y'; originally meaning 'headstrong' or 'rash', later shifting to 'intoxicating to the head'.
What can HEADY teach us?
Heady moments are real but rarely durable; build on the morning after, not the rush.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.