headlong

Meanings

Adverb

• With the head first or down.
• With an unrestrained forward motion.
• Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily

Adjective

• Precipitous.
• Plunging downwards head foremost.
• Rushing forward without restraint.
• Reckless, impetuous.

Verb

• To precipitate.

Related

Opposite words

• arselong

Origin

• From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge, assimilated to long. More at headling.