Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Headlong"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Headlong \Head"long`\ (?; 115), adv. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Headlong \Head"long\, a.
1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock. --Byron.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
headlong
adj 1: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to
sell" [syn: {hasty}]
2: with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the
stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: {headfirst}]
adv 1: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third
base" [syn: {headfirst}]
2: at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn:
{precipitately}]
3: in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love
with his cousin" [syn: {rashly}]
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