headlong

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   With the head first or down.

2. 2

   With an unrestrained forward motion.

   • Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.
3. 3

   Rashly

   Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.

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   1. 4

      Precipitous.

      • Their path led them past sharp cliffs, along narrow trails unknown and untrodden, past headlong boulders strewn across barren, treeless, wind-haunted heights.
   2. 5

      Plunging downwards head foremost.

      • On sighting their prey, they check their flight and hurtle in a headlong dive to the sea.
   3. 6

      Rushing forward without restraint.

      • Bumps, bruises, and scratches are often the result of their efforts to outstrip each other in the headlong race.
   4. 7

      Reckless

      Reckless; impetuous.

      • “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.
   5. 8

      To precipitate.

      • Carriages went up and down in endless pageant. Trolley-cars rushed by, clanging and grinding as they headlonged into the side streets.

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