Hĕad'y, a.

adjective

(hĕd'ŷ), a. [See HEAD.] 1. Willful; rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required, is to be heady — to be violent on one side or the other. Temple.

  1. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong, or inebriating, as spirituous liquors. “The liquor is too heady.” Dryden.
  2. Violent; impetuous. [Rare.] “A heady current.” Shak.