headlong
/ˈhɛdlɑŋ/
Dictionary
verb
- To precipitate.
adjective
- Precipitous.
- Plunging downwards head foremost.
- Rushing forward without restraint.
- Reckless, impetuous.
adverb
- With the head first or down.
- With an unrestrained forward motion.
"Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession."
- Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily
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