heady

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The film strives for a heady, intellectual atmo but never breaks away from the superficial.

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  1. adjective Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur.
  2. adjective Tending to upset the mind or the balance of senses: standing on a heady outcrop of rock.
  3. adjective Serving to exhilarate: the heady news of triumph.
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  • The cordial tasted heady, and it seemed to me that the lamps burned brighter for it. —  Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel 02 - Kushiel's Chosen
  • He went hard, heady, a jumble of heat, of heartbeat. —  TheMorning-AfterProposal
  • Spilling blood was exciting, heady, and energizing. —  Johansen, Iris - Stalemate
  • Her heart thundered in her ears and heady, agonizing anticipation rushed through her body to pool deep and low in her belly. —  Kate Douglas, Lacy Danes, Morgan Hawke - Sexy Beast III
  • It will be a heady, all-consuming job, for which her biggest boosters, past bosses David Plouffe, the campaign manager, and Rahm Emanuel, Obama's incoming chief of staff, say she is highly qualified. —  Boston.com Most Popular
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