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headlong

English

  1. 🔊 with the head foremost
    “a headfirst plunge down the stairs”
  2. 🔊 excessively quick
    “made a hasty exit”
  3. 🔊 with the head foremost
    “the runner slid headlong into third base”
  4. 🔊 in a hasty and foolhardy manner
    “he fell headlong in love with his cousin”
  5. 🔊 at breakneck speed
    “burst headlong through the gate”

Similar words

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