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  1. 1. a. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Violent; impetuous. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady, -- to be violent on one side or the other. Sir W. Temple. 2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. The liquor is too heady. Dryden. 3. Violent; impetuous. "A heady currance." Shak. Source: webster
  8. 8. j:100 s. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic Source: ecdict

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