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Heady

/ˈhɛdi/

Intoxicating or stupefying.

📖 Definitions of "Heady"

adjective

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.
"The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits."
4
Intellectual.
"Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student."

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
excitingnoun	Creating or producing excitement.
intoxicating	(figurative) Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
exciting	Creating or producing excitement.
intoxicatingnoun	(figurative) Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
turbulent	Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
moving	(not comparable) That moves or move.
stormy	Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
ferrelnoun	A surname.
intoxicantnoun	Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent.
intoxicated	Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.
inebriating	Having intoxicating qualities
inebriantnoun	An intoxicating agent.
ebriating	Intoxicating.
stupefying	That causes stupefaction.
stupefiedverb	Experiencing stupefaction.
overheady	Excessively heady.
oppressive	Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
high-octane	(figuratively, by extension) High-powered, energetic, forceful or dynamic.
stonedverb	(slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.
high	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
headlynoun	(archaic) Heady; violent; impetuous.
woozynoun	Intoxicated by drink or drugs.