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HEADLONG
headfirst, headlong
(adjective) with the head foremost; “a headfirst plunge down the stairs”; “a headlong dive into the pool”
hasty, headlong
(adjective) excessively quick; “made a hasty exit”; “a headlong rush to sell”
headlong, headfirst
(adverb) with the head foremost; “the runner slid headlong into third base”
headlong, rashly
(adverb) in a hasty and foolhardy manner; “he fell headlong in love with his cousin”
headlong, precipitately
(adverb) at breakneck speed; “burst headlong through the gate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
headlong (not comparable)
With the head first or down.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily
Antonyms
• arselong (UK dialect)
Adjective
headlong (comparative more headlong, superlative most headlong)
Precipitous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Rushing forward without restraint.
(figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
Verb
headlong (third-person singular simple present headlongs, present participle headlonging, simple past and past participle headlonged)
(transitive) To precipitate.
Anagrams
• Hogeland
Source: Wiktionary
Head"long`, adv. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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