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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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