Headlong Definition

hĕdlông, -lŏng
adverb
With the head first; headfirst.
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With uncontrolled speed and force.
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Recklessly; rashly; impetuously.
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With an unrestrained forward motion.

Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.
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adjective
With or done with the head first or foremost; headfirst.
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Steep; dizzy; precipitous.
A headlong height.
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Moving with uncontrolled speed and force.
Webster's New World
Reckless; impetuous.
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Rushing forward without restraint.

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verb

To precipitate.

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Origin of Headlong

  • From Middle English (bi) hedlong alteration of (bi) hedling hed head head -ling in a specified direction –ling2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.

    From Wiktionary

Headlong Sentence Examples

  • Nasr escaped only by a headlong flight to Nishapur.

  • She finally reached the bottom of the embankment and fell headlong into a bunch of blackberry bushes.

  • He did not plunge headlong into the wars of Louis XI.

  • Another borzoi, a dog, catching sight of his master from the garden path, arched his back and, rushing headlong toward the porch with lifted tail, began rubbing himself against his legs.

  • Roy fell over headlong, dragging the sledge with him.

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