Also spelled headachey

US /ˈhɛdˌeɪ.ki/ UK /ˈhedˌeɪ.ki/
adj Freq #175326

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    suffering from a headache

    She felt headachy after spending hours in the overheated room.

  2. 2
    adj

    likely to cause or suggest a headache; oppressive or uncomfortable

    The still, headachy weather made concentration difficult.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · suffering from a headache achingunwell
2 adj · likely to cause or suggest... oppressivestifling
Opposites
Word family
Related forms headache

Etymology

Formed from headache and -y. Headachey is an established alternative spelling.

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