headachy

Temples painfully pulsing

Feeling or tending to cause a headache.

Someone who is headachy has a dull ache in their head: I woke up headachy and dehydrated.

A headachy situation or environment is one likely to produce headaches—stuffy rooms, loud noise, or stressful problems: a headachy afternoon of tax paperwork.

pain-quality

throbbing

Rhythmic painful pulsing

sharp · piercing · hammering · pulsating · nagging · persistent · stabbing · intense · mild · moderate

symptoms

nausea

Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort

sensitivity · malaise · queasy · vertigo · discomfort · wooziness · foggy · groggy · feverish · unwell

causes

dehydrated

Severely lacking moisture

caffeine · tension · eyestrain · sinus · migraine · sleep-deprived · overworked · allergies · weather · hormonal

mood

irritable

Easily provoked to annoyance

testy · grouchy · peevish · touchy · cross · miserable · short-tempered · fretful · moody · sullen

relief

aspirin

Acetylsalicylic acid tablet

nap · water · compress · massage · medication · Tylenol · quiet · caffeine · Advil · analgesic

Opposites
physical comfort

headachypain-free

Without physical discomfort

clear-headed · refreshed · comfortable · well · healthy

Phrases
Family

headache, headachey

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G