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headachy

[ hed-ey-kee ]

adjective

  1. having a headache.
  2. accompanied by or causing headaches:

    a headachy cold.



headachy

/ ˈhɛdˌeɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. suffering from, caused by, or likely to cause a headache
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of headachy1

First recorded in 1820–30; headache + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Even mild dehydration can make you feel tired, headachy and unable to concentrate, which isn’t good for your productivity or your well-being.

Sheryl Denzer, 67, said she has spent the week feeling headachy and heartbroken.

Whatever the reason, the Philharmonic’s clenched, loud performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 last week left me jangled and headachy.

I was weak, having trouble breathing, headachy – it felt like a case of the flu, and not a light one.

From Salon

But if you ignore your body’s early hunger cues — perhaps because you’re busy, or simply don’t trust that you need to eat — or if those cues have gone silent from years of denying them, you may become dizzy, lightheaded, headachy, irritable or unable to focus or concentrate.

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