HEADILY

Etymology

Adverb

headily (comparative more headily, superlative most headily)

In a heady manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Head"i*ly, adv.

Definition: In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.

HEADY

Head"y, a. Etym: [From Head.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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