'Heady' definitions:

Definition of 'heady'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady]
adjective
Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: heady, intoxicating]
adjective
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" [syn: foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless]

Definition of 'Heady'

From: GCIDE
  • Heady \Head"y\ (h[e^]d"[y^]), a. [From Head.]
  • 1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. [1913 Webster]
  • All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady, -- to be violent on one side or the other. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. [1913 Webster]
  • The liquor is too heady. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Violent; impetuous. "A heady currance." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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