Dictionary Entry
headlong
headlong is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective & adjectivedverb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective & adjectivedverb
With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
- 2adjective & adjectivedverb
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
- 3adjective & adjectivedverb
Hastily; without delay or respite.
- 4adjective
Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
- 5adjective
Steep; precipitous.
- 6adjective
with the head foremost
"a headfirst plunge down the stairs"
"a headlong dive into the pool"
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- 7adjective
excessively quick
"made a hasty exit"
"a headlong rush to sell"
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- 8adverb
with the head foremost
"the runner slid headlong into third base"
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- 9adverb
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
"he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
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- 10adverb
at breakneck speed
"burst headlong through the gate"
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