About The Word Headlong
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Headlong
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What's The Definition Of Headlong?
[adv] with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
[adv] in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" [adv] at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [adj] with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [adj] excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" Synonyms | Synonyms for Headlong: forward | hasty | headfirst | headfirst | hurried | precipitately | rashly Related Terms | Find terms related to Headlong: a corps perdu | abrupt | abruptly | accident-prone | agile | bluff | bold | breakneck | breathless | careless | carelessly | daredevil | daring | dashing | desperate | desperately | devil-may-care | double-quick | eagle-winged | electrifying | expeditious | express | fast | fleet | flying | foolhardy | furious | furiously | galloping | hair-trigger | happen what may | harum-scarum | hastily | hasty | head over heels | headfirst | headforemost | heedlessly | heels over head | helter-skelter | holus-bolus | hotheaded | hotheadedly | hurried | hurriedly | hurry-scurry | hustling | impatient | impetuous | impetuously | impulsive | impulsively | light of heel | light-footed | like crazy | like mad | lively | mad | madly | mercurial | nerve-shattering | nimble | nimble-footed | overeager | overeagerly | overenthusiastic | overenthusiastically | overhasty | overzealous | overzealously | panting | plunging | precipitant | precipitantly | precipitate | precipitately | precipitous | precipitously | prompt | quick | quick as lightning | quick as thought | quickly | ramble-scramble | rapid | rash | rashly | reckless | recklessly | running | rushing | sharp | sheer | shocking | slam-bang | slap-bang | slapdash | snappy | spanking | speedy | startling | steep | sudden | suddenly | surprising | swift | unanticipated | unexpected | unforeseen | unlooked-for | unpredicted | vertical | wanton | wantonly | wild | wildly | winged See Also | Headlong In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Head"long\, a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic] Like a tower upon a headlong rock. --Byron. |
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