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headlong

head·long [ hèd láwng ]


adverb,

adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with head foremost: with the head in front of the rest of the body, especially in a rapid uncontrolled movement

2. moving fast and out of control: moving or traveling in a fast uncontrolled way

3. with too much haste: acting, happening, or done in an impetuous way with little or no thought for the consequences
She had thrown herself headlong into an even worse situation.

[14th century. <head + -ling2, altered by association with -long "foremost"]
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