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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Headlong

Hĕad'lŏng, adv.

adverb

(hĕd'lŏng), adv.

  1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
  2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
  3. Hastily; without delay or respite.

Hĕad'lŏng, a.

adjective

(hĕd'lŏng), a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. “Like a tower upon a headlong rock.” Byron.