headlong

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd.lɔŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd.lɑŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛdlɒŋ Hyphenation: head‧long === Adverb === headlong (not comparable) With the head first or down. Synonym: head first Antonym: feet first With an unrestrained forward motion. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily. ==== Antonyms ==== arselong (UK dialect) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === headlong (comparative more headlong, superlative most headlong) Precipitous. Plunging downwards head foremost. Rushing forward without restraint. (figuratively) Reckless; impetuous. ==== Derived terms ==== headlongness headlongs ==== Translations ==== === Verb === headlong (third-person singular simple present headlongs, present participle headlonging, simple past and past participle headlonged) (transitive) To precipitate. === Anagrams === Hogeland