head-foremostadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhɛdˈfɔːməʊst/, U.S.

/ˌhɛdˈfɔrˌmoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, foremost adv.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + foremost adv. Compare earlier headlong adv. and headlong adj.

A. adv.

With the head going first or in front of the rest of the body; head first. Also figurative: precipitately, hastily; headlong, recklessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adverb]

impetuously1485

in flagrant blood1614

thick and threefold1627

head-foremost1697

hot-headedly1777

head first1839

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 49 It flys down head foremost.

1771 B. Franklin Autobiogr. (1881) I. 140 I clapped my hand under his crutch, and..pitched him head-foremost into the river.

1796 A. Wilson Loss o' Pack 5 Frae that day forth——I never mair did weel, But drank, and ran headformost to the deel.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack vi. 28 How could he go down head-foremost, with peaking his tail in the air?

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 3/1 The..Dean..plunged headforemost into the controversy.

1934 New Eng. Q. 7 358 I was projected head foremost into the broad aisle.

1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 9 Nov. 10 A suspended wire dropped her downwards, head-foremost, to give the impression of a snake winding off a tree.

B. adj.

Characterized by falling or diving head-foremost. Also figurative: precipitate, hasty; reckless. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > plunging head first

headya1382

plunging1538

headlong1562

pitching1749

head-foremost1839

head first1866

1839 Calcutta Monthly Jrnl. 72/2 Harlequin..delighted the audience by his headforemost exit from a window four feet high.

1871 E. C. G. Murray Member for Paris I. 180 That headforemost kind of rhetoric which capsizes a jury.

1921 Amer. Cookery 26 19/1 ‘Then,’ Ned went on, in his headforemost fashion, ‘you must be the good fairy who leaves such delicious things on Uncle Dan's back fence.’

1971 K. Amis Girl, 20 iii. 105 This was followed up..with a head-foremost descent on to the prostrate one's stomach from a hand-stand position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head-foremost
释义	head-foremostadv.adj. Brit. /ˌhɛdˈfɔːməʊst/, U.S. /ˌhɛdˈfɔrˌmoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, foremost adv. Etymology: < head n.¹ + foremost adv. Compare earlier headlong adv. and headlong adj. A. adv. With the head going first or in front of the rest of the body; head first. Also figurative: precipitately, hastily; headlong, recklessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adverb] impetuously1485 in flagrant blood1614 thick and threefold1627 head-foremost1697 hot-headedly1777 head first1839 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 49 It flys down head foremost. 1771 B. Franklin Autobiogr. (1881) I. 140 I clapped my hand under his crutch, and..pitched him head-foremost into the river. 1796 A. Wilson Loss o' Pack 5 Frae that day forth——I never mair did weel, But drank, and ran headformost to the deel. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack vi. 28 How could he go down head-foremost, with peaking his tail in the air? 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 3/1 The..Dean..plunged headforemost into the controversy. 1934 New Eng. Q. 7 358 I was projected head foremost into the broad aisle. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 9 Nov. 10 A suspended wire dropped her downwards, head-foremost, to give the impression of a snake winding off a tree. B. adj. Characterized by falling or diving head-foremost. Also figurative: precipitate, hasty; reckless. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > plunging head first headya1382 plunging1538 headlong1562 pitching1749 head-foremost1839 head first1866 1839 Calcutta Monthly Jrnl. 72/2 Harlequin..delighted the audience by his headforemost exit from a window four feet high. 1871 E. C. G. Murray Member for Paris I. 180 That headforemost kind of rhetoric which capsizes a jury. 1921 Amer. Cookery 26 19/1 ‘Then,’ Ned went on, in his headforemost fashion, ‘you must be the good fairy who leaves such delicious things on Uncle Dan's back fence.’ 1971 K. Amis Girl, 20 iii. 105 This was followed up..with a head-foremost descent on to the prostrate one's stomach from a hand-stand position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1697
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