| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.[Websters]
2. In a vehement or uncontrolled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a sharp, smart, tempestuous, drastic or boisterous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a severe, stern, stringent, strict or serious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a rude manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a hard or stiff manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a tough, intense, strong, potent or powerful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a grim or furious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a keen or forceful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective heady.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (heady) | 1. Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.[Wordnet]. 2. Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic.[Wordnet]. 3. Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences.[Wordnet]. 4. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.[Websters]. 5. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.[Websters]. 6. Violent; impetuous.[Websters]. 7. Being impetuous, vehement, impulsive or hotheaded.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being sharp, smart, snappy, bitter or acute.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being violent, tempestuous, fierce, drastic or intense.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb headily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEADILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: heady
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] hed'y. Rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; disposed to rush forward in an enterprise without thought or deliberation; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required,is to be heady, to be violent on one side or the other.. | 2: [Adjective] Apt to affect the head; inflaming; intoxicating; strong; as spirituous liquors. Champagne is a heady wine.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Literature | Heady wilful; affecting the head, as "The wine or beer is heady." (German, heftig, ardent, strong, self-willed.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] exhilarating The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits. (references) | 2: [Adjective] intellectual Keirkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student. (references) | 3: [Adjective] intoxicating or stupefying The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits. (references) | 4: [Adjective] tending to upset the mind or senses We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: heady | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Brett Heady | 5 | Brett Heady | 5 | |
| Heady Lane Cemetery | 4 | Heady Lane Cemetery | 4 | |
| Ray E. Heady | 3 | Ray E. Heady | 3 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
