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dího
causing intense sensory stimulation, esp. to the point of unpleasantness; hence:

(of lights and light sources) bright

(of sounds) loud, noisy, shrill

(of physical sensations) sharp, painful, unpleasant

(of tastes and scents) sharp, strong; intensely bitter

(of headaches) severe, highly painful

(by extension, slang, of people) obnixous and annoying, esp. due to excessive noise, hyperactivity or demand for attention – as if to suggest someone who overloads one’s senses (colloquial, of hair) unkempt, untidy, severe – as if to suggest hair going in all directions at once

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