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Webster 1913 Edition
Headlong
Head′longˊ
(-lŏngˊ; 115)
, adv.
[OE. ]
hedling
, hevedlynge
; prob. confused with E. long
, Adj.
& adv.
1.
With the head foremost; headforemost; head first;
as, to fall
. headlong
Acts i. 18.
2.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
3.
Hastily; without delay or respite.
Head′long
,Adj.
1.
Rash; precipitate;
as,
. headlong
folly2.
Steep; precipitous.
[Poetic]
Like a tower upon a
headlong
rock. Byron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Headlong
HEADLONG
,adv.
1.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. --He hurries headlong to his fate.
2.
Hastily; without delay or respite.HEADLONG
,Adj.
1.
Rash; precipitate; as headlong folly.