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headlong

adverb

  1. with the head first; headfirst
  2. with uncontrolled speed and force
  3. recklessly; rashly; impetuously

adjective

  1. Old Poet. steep; dizzy; precipitous: a headlong height
  2. with or done with the head first or foremost; headfirst
  3. moving with uncontrolled speed and force
  4. reckless; impetuous

See headlong in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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