headlong

Adjective · Adverb
Synonyms: hastyheadfirstprecipitatelyrashly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. excessively quick“made a hasty exit”“a headlong rush to sell”Synonyms: hasty
  2. with the head foremost“a headfirst plunge down the stairs”“a headlong dive into the pool”Synonyms: headfirst

Adverb (3)

  1. with the head foremost“the runner slid headlong into third base”Synonyms: headfirst
  2. at breakneck speed“burst headlong through the gate”Synonyms: precipitately
  3. in a hasty and foolhardy manner“he fell headlong in love with his cousin”Synonyms: rashly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Headlong \Head"long`\ (-l[o^]ng`; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.] [1913 Webster]

1.With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to fall headlong. --Acts i. 18. [1913 Webster]

2.Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. [1913 Webster]

3.Hastily; without delay or respite. [1913 Webster]

Headlong \Head"long\, a.

1.Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. [1913 Webster]

2.Steep; precipitous. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]

Like a tower upon a headlong rock.— Byron.[1913 Webster]
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