Comparative form of heady; more intoxicating, thrilling, or producing a stronger sense of dizziness or excitement.
From 'heady' (from Old English 'heafod-ig') plus the comparative suffix '-er'. Heady originally meant 'prone to headaches' before shifting to mean intoxicating.
The phrase 'heady days' describes times when you feel invincible—like the early internet boom when startup founders thought they'd revolutionize everything. Spoiler: some did, most didn't.
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