headlong

[Head·long`]

Steep; precipitous.

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With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.

Adjective S.
with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"

Adjective S.
excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

Adverb
with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"

Adverb
in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"

Adverb
at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"

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a. & adv.
With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.

a. & adv.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.

a. & adv.
Hastily; without delay or respite.

a.
Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.

a.
Steep; precipitous.


Headlong

Head"long` (?; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.] 1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. Acts i. 18. 2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. 3. Hastily; without delay or respite.

Headlong

Head"long, a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock.

With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.

Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.

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Usage Examples

When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.

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