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Hardy vs Heady - What's the difference?

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Hardy is a related term of heady.


As a proper noun hardy

is , originally a nickname for a hardy person.

As an adjective heady is

intoxicating or stupefying.

hardy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

    • Synonyms

    * robust * rugged * strong

    Derived terms

    * cold hardy

    Noun

    (hardies)
  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
    • (Webster 1913)

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    heady

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • intoxicating or stupefying
  • * The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.
  • tending to upset the mind or senses
  • * We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.
  • exhilarating
  • * The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
  • intellectual
  • * Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.
  • rash or impetuous
  • * He made too heady promises, and when it came time, he was never able to fulfill them.

    • Derived terms

    * headily * headiness

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