What does "headlong" mean?
Headlong: 2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Additional senses
- 2.Hastily; without delay or respite.
- 3.Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
- 4.Steep; precipitous. [Poetic] Like a tower upon a headlong rock. Byron.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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