heady

heady
1) опроме́тчивый, безрассу́дный
2) опьяня́ющий (intoxicating)

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heady — is a surname, and may refer to:* Brett Heady (born 1970), former Australian rules footballer * Ray E. Heady (1916 2002), American clergyman …   Wikipedia

  • heady — [hed′ē] adj. headier, headiest [ME hevedi: see HEAD & Y3] 1. impetuous; rash; willful 2. tending to affect the senses; intoxicating [heady wine] 3. having, showing, or using intelligence or good judgment …   English World dictionary

  • heady — index precipitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • heady — late 14c., headstrong, hasty, impetuous, from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + adj. suffix Y (Cf. y) (2). First recorded 1570s in sense of apt to go to the head …   Etymology dictionary

  • heady — [adj] thrilling, intoxicating exciting, exhilarating, inebriating, overwhelming, potent, powerful, provocative, spirituous, stimulating, strong; concept 529 Ant. dull, unenthused, unexcited …   New thesaurus

  • heady — ► ADJECTIVE (headier, headiest) 1) (of alcohol) potent; intoxicating. 2) having a strong or exhilarating effect. DERIVATIVES headily adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • heady — adjective (headier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. willful, rash < heady opinions > b. violent, impetuous 2. a. tending to intoxicate or make giddy or elated < heady wine > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heady — headily, adv. headiness, n. /hed ee/, adj., headier, headiest. 1. intoxicating: a heady wine. 2. affecting the mind or senses greatly: heady perfume. 3. exciting; exhilarating: the heady news of victory. 4. rashly impetuous: heady conduct …   Universalium

  • Heady — This interesting surname with variant spellings Hidey, Heddy, Heady, etc., is a topographical name for a dweller by the promontory or hill surrounded by streams, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century heafod meaning head plus eg a piece of …   Surnames reference

  • heady — adjective (usually before noun) 1 a heady smell, drink, etc is pleasantly strong and seems to affect your senses: a heady aroma | a heady combination of wine and brandy 2 very exciting in a way that makes you feel as if you can do anything you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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