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headlong
/ˈhɛdlɑŋ/
verb
To precipitate.
adjective
Precipitous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Rushing forward without restraint.
adverb
With the head first or down.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
"Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession."
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily
Antonymsarselong
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