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

1. adjective & adjectivedverb. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
2. adjective & adjectivedverb. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
3. adjective & adjectivedverb. Hastily; without delay or respite.
4. adjective. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
5. adjective. Steep; precipitous.
6. adjective. with the head foremost

   "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"

   "a headlong dive into the pool"

   Synonyms: headfirst

7. adjective. excessively quick

   "made a hasty exit"

   "a headlong rush to sell"

   Synonyms: hasty

8. adverb. with the head foremost

   "the runner slid headlong into third base"

   Synonyms: headfirst

9. adverb. in a hasty and foolhardy manner

   "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"

   Synonyms: rashly

10. adverb. at breakneck speed

    "burst headlong through the gate"

    Synonyms: precipitately

Synonyms

headfirst, hasty, rashly, precipitately

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in headlong:

longhead

Common word forms

headlongs, headlongly, headlongness

Words from these letters

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