headlongadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdlɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ/,

/ˈhɛdˌlɑŋ/

Forms: Middle English–1500s hedlonge, Middle English–1600s hedlong, 1500s headelong, 1500s headlonge, 1500s hedelonge, 1500s heedlong, 1500s heedlonge, 1500s– headlong; also Scottish pre-1700 hiedlang.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: headling n.

Etymology: Alteration of headling n., after -long suffix.

A. adv.

a. With reference to falling or downward motion: with the head going first or in front of the body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge > headlong

divelingc1225

headlonga1382

headlingc1384

headlingsa1398

headlongsc1540

headstoopsc1540

headlong-wise1573

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Judges v. 22 Clees of horse fullyn hem fleynge wiþ feerse, & by hedlong [Douce 370 heuedlynge; a1425 L.V. felden heedli; L. per praeceps] fallynge þe most stronge men of Enemyes.

1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation xli Oftyn times he fylle down hedlong.

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxv When the one [birth] commeth hedlonge, the other fotewyse.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iv. 32 To cast a man hedlong into the ryver.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxiv. f. 158 Capricornus..riseth right vp, and goeth downe headlong.

1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 36 Achæus whom his subjects took And hang'd him headlong in the golden brook.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 46 Hurld headlong..With hideous ruine and combustion down To bottomless perdition.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 556 To plunge it headlong in the whelming wave.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §254 (note) The boat took a sudden yaw or sheer, which canted me overboard, head-long into the sea.

1803 W. S. Rose tr. Amadis de Gaule 128 Deep in a roaring stream, she headlong sprung.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 229 Headlong into the waters the laggard helmsman he threw.

1928 N. Shepherd Quarry Wood xvi. 245 Madge, carrying her bundle in the half-light, had slipped on the ice and fallen headlong.

1970 B. Turner Another Little Death iv. 31 I..booted him in the backside to land headlong at her feet.

2004 Wanderlust June 18/3 Ever considered grabbing a bodyboard and hurling yourself headlong down a whitewater river?

b. With reference to forward motion: at breakneck speed; with great impetus or force.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > headlong

swireforthc825

a-randounc1380

headlya1425

headlongsc1540

eavelong1567

headlong1576

rank1590

headlongly1595

precipitously1626

neck-break1631

precipitantly1656

precipitately1728

precipitatedly1770

torrentially1882

slap-dab1886

1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. Q.iij^v The harbrainde colte Which headlong runnes and for no bridle bydes.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 100 He bears his Rider headlong on the Foe.

1721 E. Young Revenge i. i Darting headlong to thy arms, I left The promis'd fight.

1765 Ann. Reg. 86/1 The Clergyman..descried two valancas driving headlong towards the village.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 135 Headlong I darted; at one eager swirl Gain'd its bright portal.

1884 Christian World 11 Sept. 678/4 A train ran off the line, and went headlong into a morass.

1918 R. Cullum Law of Gun xxvii. 386 They rushed headlong towards the door.

1974 J. B. Morton Beachcomber 86 Hastily collecting his things he runs headlong from the room.

2000 S. Nye Best of Men behaving Badly 347/1 Neil hurt his knee badly when he ran headlong into the water hazard on the mini-golf.

2. Precipitately, hastily; rashly, impetuously, recklessly; without thought or care.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > hastily or hurriedly > foolishly or recklessly

belly-flaughtc1375

headlinga1398

headlingsc1400

hastilyc1405

hastlyc1425

overheadc1440

headilya1500

headlongc1500

ahead1530

headlongsc1540

precipitately1615

precipitantly1642

precipitously1646

precipitiously1653

splash-dash1807

ram-stam1808

rum-strum1827

c1500 Justiciary Rec. I. 157, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at (Hede-), Hiedlang The nerrer that ane man be in perrell..he rynnis the mair hie[d] lang tharto.

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. lxiiij^v They..runne hedelonge vn to all mischeue.

1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier Ep. Ded. sig. A.v Where are these..brekers of y^e Sabbath day, which..throw themselues headlong into al kynde of vngodlynes?

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill i. 19 It seemed that some furious destinie lead him headlong to his end.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 129 This cast the Duke head-long upon Counsels, dangerous, and full of desperation.

1739 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 200/2 Rome..fell headlong into Slavery.

1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 106 These are the Men, who..rush headlong into even unimportunate Temptations.

1819 T. Hope Anastasius I. ii. 42 He..plunged headlong into all the intrigues of the Fanar.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 362 He among us who would be divine..should not rush headlong into pleasures.

1925 Amer. Mercury Mar. p. xix (advt.) He fell headlong in love with the beautiful young wife of an instructor.

1995 NetGuide Sept. 58/1 The rest of the world is rushing headlong toward interconnectivity.

B. adj.

a. Characterized by unrestrainable haste or breakneck speed; precipitate, wildly impetuous; rash, reckless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly

hastivec1300

racklec1300

hastya1375

foolhastya1393

headya1425

properant1531

headlonga1533

steep1601

precipitate1607

precipitant1608

proclive1609

precipitious1612

precipitous1646

precipitating1681

ram-stam1786

precipit1922

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1535) xix. f. 33 Ye womenne are so extreme in all heedlonge extremities [Fr. vous autres femmes estes si extremes en toute extremité precipitantes].

1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 58 Of most high wickednes or of hedlonge arrogancie.

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 89/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The lord Thomas being youthfull, rash, and headlong.

1640 J. Yorke Union of Honour 29 The headlong crew of London favour the rebelles.

1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess ii. i. 13 Rash headlong Fool—how dar'st thou shock my will.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. ii. 322 Injurious Mentor! headlong orator!

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 26 The sparkling glance..Of hasty love, or headlong ire.

1884 Manch. Examiner 7 Oct. 5/1 Rash and headlong leaders.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxiv. 307 Robert was not headlong. No one could accuse him of anything but the most steady sequence in his steps.

1988 L. Erdrich Tracks (1989) iii. 47 She was headlong, bossy, scared of nobody.

2006 R. Bolt Librettist of Venice 18 Lorenzo Da Ponte was headlong and reckless in his devotion when love came to him.

b. That involves rushing forward at breakneck speed, or with great impetus or force.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong

ranka1250

whirling1382

hurlingc1400

whithering1513

headling?1518

vehement1528

heady1562

headlongc1565

precipitant1649

precipitate1654

torrent1667

precipitous1681

tearing1765

torrentuous1840

whirlwind1865

torrential1877

Gadarene1895

rocketing1952

c1565 ‘T. C.’ tr. G. Boccaccio Galesus Cymon & Iphigenia sig. D.i To Cymon ranne with headlong pace, to vanquish hym by fight.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z^v Nor bounds nor banks his headlong ruine may sustayne.

a1609 J. Dennys Secrets of Angling (1613) i. xxix. sig. B7^v The rivers making way..With headlong course into the sea profounde.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 58 If they slack their hands, or cease to strive, Then down the Flood with headlong haste they drive.

1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. xii. 120 The moving Legions speed their headlong way.

1719 Free-thinker No. 88. 1 At her Call he plunged into the headlong Stream.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 122 They saw a brigade of their countrymen..drive before it in headlong rout the finest infantry of Spain.

1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 43 This river tore down the narrow valley with headlong violence.

1944 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Puppets i. 5 Iris..said: ‘Oops’ as she ran into headlong collision with a Marine sergeant.

1998 Canad. Geographic Nov. 70 (caption) Water drops into the final forebay before its headlong rush through the turbines.

2. Of a cliff, precipice, etc.: steep or vertical; very high. Also in figurative contexts. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > steep (except of hills, etc.)

staira1175

slidingc1325

steepa1400–50

side?a1475

right-up1511

steep-down1530

steepwise1542

headlonga1557

steep-up?a1560

pitch hill1560

pendent1587

high-pitched1596

steeped1596

perpendicular1598

steepy1735

declivitous1799

steepish1814

escarped1853

steep-cut1888

swooping1956

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > precipitous (of heights)

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a1557 J. Cheke tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) viii. 32 Bi an hedlong place in to y^e see.

?1563 Visct. Montagu tr. J. Fisher Godlie Treat. Prayer sig. B3 Many other daungerous perilles, and headlong fallyng places, wherewith we be continuallye inuironed.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion lv. 97 You tumble down a headlong Precipice.

1797 H. Luson Conciliation 82 The headlong precipice before them might warn them..of the inevitable destruction that awaits.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xli. 23 Like a tower upon a headlong rock.

1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 Apr. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iv. 464 Such a headlong hill.

1913 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 6 Aug. 4/7 A large share of the current of enterprise has dashed itself over the headlong rocks.

a. Of a fall, dive, etc.: that involves falling or plunging headlong. Also in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

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

headya1382

plunging1538

headlong1562

pitching1749

head-foremost1839

head first1866

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet To Rdr. sig. ¶ii^v The hedlong fall of loose dishonestie.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxiii. 54 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 94 They fell with headlong fall.

1605 Bp. J. Hall Medit. & Vowes I. §60 The descent..[is] easie and headlong.

1724 J. Oldmixon Crit. Hist. Eng. Introd. p. xviii Those Giants had not a more headlong Fall from Heaven to Earth, than the Poet from his Epick Height.

1798 Monthly Mag. May 348/1 I have had the misfortune to be plentifully splashed by this writer, in his headlong plunge into the foul sink of obloquy.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 23 Headlong leaps Of waters.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 612 Taking a headlong dive into the deep Atlantic.

1905 J. M. Thomson Bush Boys 27 A rata vine caught his foot and down he went in a headlong plunge.

1970 G. Scott-Heron Vulture ii. 107 I tumbled down the stoop in a head-long dive and landed in the middle of 17th Street traffic.

2003 B. Wright Plain Lang. viii. 148 The only thing that prevented the car's headlong descent into a ravine was a slender ridgepole pine.

b. poetic and literary. Falling downwards. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

headlong1663

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 138 The friendly rug preserv'd the Ground, And headlong Knight from bruise or wound.

1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan viii. 245 From her chill'd hand the headlong roses fell.

1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha viii. 104 Down..Plunged the headlong Hiawatha.

1896 A. C. Hillier tr. R. Muther Hist. Mod. Painting II. xliv. 459 Wild masses of shattered cliff, headlong waterfalls and silent forests.

1943 S. Sitwell Splendours & Miseries 30 Nothing betrays them but the headlong waterfalls.

†c. poetic and literary. Upside down. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective]

enversed?1440

inverse?1440

turned1513

overturned1561

inversed1592

inverted1598

topsy-turvy1618

downside up1683

headlong1713

upturned1816

Antipodean1853

upside down1866

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 9 Oft in her Glass the musing Shepherd spies The headlong Mountains and the downward Skies.

1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio III. xvii. 378 Even the Mountains are there, but in a head-long Posture... They quiver in this floating Mirror.

Derivatives

† ˈheadlong-wise adv. Obsolete headlong; precipitately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge > headlong

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headlonga1382

headlingc1384

headlingsa1398

headlongsc1540

headstoopsc1540

headlong-wise1573

1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos xi. sig. Ii.iij Both ioyntly headlong wise [L. praecipites] with dubled fall to ground she feld.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 29 Should still run on end, and headlongwise fall unto such base varlets.

1613 J. Davies Muses-teares sig. C3 It, past the lowest ebbe, fell headlong-wise.

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

单词	headlong
释义	headlongv. Brit. /ˈhɛdlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ/, /ˈhɛdˌlɑŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: headlong adv. Etymology: < headlong adv. †1. transitive. To cast (a person) down; to thrust or bring into an undesirable state or condition. Also: to cause to hasten or hurry. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > descend [verb (transitive)] > cast headlong headlongc1595 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxii. 11 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 69 To headlong him their thoughtes deuise. 1626 H. Sydenham Natures Overthrow i. 10 That place from which he was headlong'd. ?1630 T. Adams Wks. 1094 Our owne sinfull ignorance, that headlongs vs to confusion. 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra (Esther viii. 14) 177 Being..frighted and headlonged, by a solicitous celerity, hasting and hurrying for life, as we say. 2. intransitive. To fall, plunge, rush, etc., headlong. ΚΠ 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Esther vi. 14 [They] hurried and headlonged in a turbulent manner. 1897 A. Austin Conversion of Winckelmann 105 She, writhing in her ruin, rolled, and reared, Then headlonged unto doom. 1915 L. H. Bailey Outlook to Nature i. 1 Trolley-cars rushed by, clanging and grinding as they headlonged into the side streets. 2005 P. Neate City of Tiny Lights iv. 39 His opponent hit a concrete bollard, headlonged through the windscreen and landed faceless on the tarmac. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). headlongadv.adj. Brit. /ˈhɛdlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ/, /ˈhɛdˌlɑŋ/ Forms: Middle English–1500s hedlonge, Middle English–1600s hedlong, 1500s headelong, 1500s headlonge, 1500s hedelonge, 1500s heedlong, 1500s heedlonge, 1500s– headlong; also Scottish pre-1700 hiedlang. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: headling n. Etymology: Alteration of headling n., after -long suffix. A. adv. 1. a. With reference to falling or downward motion: with the head going first or in front of the body. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge > headlong divelingc1225 headlonga1382 headlingc1384 headlingsa1398 headlongsc1540 headstoopsc1540 headlong-wise1573 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Judges v. 22 Clees of horse fullyn hem fleynge wiþ feerse, & by hedlong [Douce 370 heuedlynge; a1425 L.V. felden heedli; L. per praeceps] fallynge þe most stronge men of Enemyes. 1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation xli Oftyn times he fylle down hedlong. 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxv When the one [birth] commeth hedlonge, the other fotewyse. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iv. 32 To cast a man hedlong into the ryver. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxiv. f. 158 Capricornus..riseth right vp, and goeth downe headlong. 1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 36 Achæus whom his subjects took And hang'd him headlong in the golden brook. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 46 Hurld headlong..With hideous ruine and combustion down To bottomless perdition. View more context for this quotation 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 556 To plunge it headlong in the whelming wave. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §254 (note) The boat took a sudden yaw or sheer, which canted me overboard, head-long into the sea. 1803 W. S. Rose tr. Amadis de Gaule 128 Deep in a roaring stream, she headlong sprung. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 229 Headlong into the waters the laggard helmsman he threw. 1928 N. Shepherd Quarry Wood xvi. 245 Madge, carrying her bundle in the half-light, had slipped on the ice and fallen headlong. 1970 B. Turner Another Little Death iv. 31 I..booted him in the backside to land headlong at her feet. 2004 Wanderlust June 18/3 Ever considered grabbing a bodyboard and hurling yourself headlong down a whitewater river? b. With reference to forward motion: at breakneck speed; with great impetus or force. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > headlong swireforthc825 a-randounc1380 headlya1425 headlongsc1540 eavelong1567 headlong1576 rank1590 headlongly1595 precipitously1626 neck-break1631 precipitantly1656 precipitately1728 precipitatedly1770 torrentially1882 slap-dab1886 1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. Q.iij^v The harbrainde colte Which headlong runnes and for no bridle bydes. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 100 He bears his Rider headlong on the Foe. View more context for this quotation 1721 E. Young Revenge i. i Darting headlong to thy arms, I left The promis'd fight. 1765 Ann. Reg. 86/1 The Clergyman..descried two valancas driving headlong towards the village. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 135 Headlong I darted; at one eager swirl Gain'd its bright portal. 1884 Christian World 11 Sept. 678/4 A train ran off the line, and went headlong into a morass. 1918 R. Cullum Law of Gun xxvii. 386 They rushed headlong towards the door. 1974 J. B. Morton Beachcomber 86 Hastily collecting his things he runs headlong from the room. 2000 S. Nye Best of Men behaving Badly 347/1 Neil hurt his knee badly when he ran headlong into the water hazard on the mini-golf. 2. Precipitately, hastily; rashly, impetuously, recklessly; without thought or care. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > hastily or hurriedly > foolishly or recklessly belly-flaughtc1375 headlinga1398 headlingsc1400 hastilyc1405 hastlyc1425 overheadc1440 headilya1500 headlongc1500 ahead1530 headlongsc1540 precipitately1615 precipitantly1642 precipitously1646 precipitiously1653 splash-dash1807 ram-stam1808 rum-strum1827 c1500 Justiciary Rec. I. 157, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at (Hede-), Hiedlang The nerrer that ane man be in perrell..he rynnis the mair hie[d] lang tharto. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. lxiiij^v They..runne hedelonge vn to all mischeue. 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier Ep. Ded. sig. A.v Where are these..brekers of y^e Sabbath day, which..throw themselues headlong into al kynde of vngodlynes? 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill i. 19 It seemed that some furious destinie lead him headlong to his end. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 129 This cast the Duke head-long upon Counsels, dangerous, and full of desperation. 1739 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 200/2 Rome..fell headlong into Slavery. 1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 106 These are the Men, who..rush headlong into even unimportunate Temptations. 1819 T. Hope Anastasius I. ii. 42 He..plunged headlong into all the intrigues of the Fanar. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 362 He among us who would be divine..should not rush headlong into pleasures. 1925 Amer. Mercury Mar. p. xix (advt.) He fell headlong in love with the beautiful young wife of an instructor. 1995 NetGuide Sept. 58/1 The rest of the world is rushing headlong toward interconnectivity. B. adj. 1. a. Characterized by unrestrainable haste or breakneck speed; precipitate, wildly impetuous; rash, reckless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly hastivec1300 racklec1300 hastya1375 foolhastya1393 headya1425 properant1531 headlonga1533 steep1601 precipitate1607 precipitant1608 proclive1609 precipitious1612 precipitous1646 precipitating1681 ram-stam1786 precipit1922 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1535) xix. f. 33 Ye womenne are so extreme in all heedlonge extremities [Fr. vous autres femmes estes si extremes en toute extremité precipitantes]. 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 58 Of most high wickednes or of hedlonge arrogancie. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 89/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The lord Thomas being youthfull, rash, and headlong. 1640 J. Yorke Union of Honour 29 The headlong crew of London favour the rebelles. 1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess ii. i. 13 Rash headlong Fool—how dar'st thou shock my will. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. ii. 322 Injurious Mentor! headlong orator! 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 26 The sparkling glance..Of hasty love, or headlong ire. 1884 Manch. Examiner 7 Oct. 5/1 Rash and headlong leaders. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxiv. 307 Robert was not headlong. No one could accuse him of anything but the most steady sequence in his steps. 1988 L. Erdrich Tracks (1989) iii. 47 She was headlong, bossy, scared of nobody. 2006 R. Bolt Librettist of Venice 18 Lorenzo Da Ponte was headlong and reckless in his devotion when love came to him. b. That involves rushing forward at breakneck speed, or with great impetus or force. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong ranka1250 whirling1382 hurlingc1400 whithering1513 headling?1518 vehement1528 heady1562 headlongc1565 precipitant1649 precipitate1654 torrent1667 precipitous1681 tearing1765 torrentuous1840 whirlwind1865 torrential1877 Gadarene1895 rocketing1952 c1565 ‘T. C.’ tr. G. Boccaccio Galesus Cymon & Iphigenia sig. D.i To Cymon ranne with headlong pace, to vanquish hym by fight. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z^v Nor bounds nor banks his headlong ruine may sustayne. a1609 J. Dennys Secrets of Angling (1613) i. xxix. sig. B7^v The rivers making way..With headlong course into the sea profounde. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 58 If they slack their hands, or cease to strive, Then down the Flood with headlong haste they drive. View more context for this quotation 1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. xii. 120 The moving Legions speed their headlong way. 1719 Free-thinker No. 88. 1 At her Call he plunged into the headlong Stream. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 122 They saw a brigade of their countrymen..drive before it in headlong rout the finest infantry of Spain. 1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 43 This river tore down the narrow valley with headlong violence. 1944 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Puppets i. 5 Iris..said: ‘Oops’ as she ran into headlong collision with a Marine sergeant. 1998 Canad. Geographic Nov. 70 (caption) Water drops into the final forebay before its headlong rush through the turbines. 2. Of a cliff, precipice, etc.: steep or vertical; very high. Also in figurative contexts. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > steep (except of hills, etc.) staira1175 slidingc1325 steepa1400–50 side?a1475 right-up1511 steep-down1530 steepwise1542 headlonga1557 steep-up?a1560 pitch hill1560 pendent1587 high-pitched1596 steeped1596 perpendicular1598 steepy1735 declivitous1799 steepish1814 escarped1853 steep-cut1888 swooping1956 the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > precipitous (of heights) headlonga1557 a1557 J. Cheke tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) viii. 32 Bi an hedlong place in to y^e see. ?1563 Visct. Montagu tr. J. Fisher Godlie Treat. Prayer sig. B3 Many other daungerous perilles, and headlong fallyng places, wherewith we be continuallye inuironed. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion lv. 97 You tumble down a headlong Precipice. 1797 H. Luson Conciliation 82 The headlong precipice before them might warn them..of the inevitable destruction that awaits. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xli. 23 Like a tower upon a headlong rock. 1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 Apr. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iv. 464 Such a headlong hill. 1913 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 6 Aug. 4/7 A large share of the current of enterprise has dashed itself over the headlong rocks. 3. a. Of a fall, dive, etc.: that involves falling or plunging headlong. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > plunging head first headya1382 plunging1538 headlong1562 pitching1749 head-foremost1839 head first1866 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet To Rdr. sig. ¶ii^v The hedlong fall of loose dishonestie. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxiii. 54 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 94 They fell with headlong fall. 1605 Bp. J. Hall Medit. & Vowes I. §60 The descent..[is] easie and headlong. 1724 J. Oldmixon Crit. Hist. Eng. Introd. p. xviii Those Giants had not a more headlong Fall from Heaven to Earth, than the Poet from his Epick Height. 1798 Monthly Mag. May 348/1 I have had the misfortune to be plentifully splashed by this writer, in his headlong plunge into the foul sink of obloquy. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 23 Headlong leaps Of waters. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 612 Taking a headlong dive into the deep Atlantic. 1905 J. M. Thomson Bush Boys 27 A rata vine caught his foot and down he went in a headlong plunge. 1970 G. Scott-Heron Vulture ii. 107 I tumbled down the stoop in a head-long dive and landed in the middle of 17th Street traffic. 2003 B. Wright Plain Lang. viii. 148 The only thing that prevented the car's headlong descent into a ravine was a slender ridgepole pine. b. poetic and literary. Falling downwards. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > plunging head first > specifically of a person headlong1663 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 138 The friendly rug preserv'd the Ground, And headlong Knight from bruise or wound. 1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan viii. 245 From her chill'd hand the headlong roses fell. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha viii. 104 Down..Plunged the headlong Hiawatha. 1896 A. C. Hillier tr. R. Muther Hist. Mod. Painting II. xliv. 459 Wild masses of shattered cliff, headlong waterfalls and silent forests. 1943 S. Sitwell Splendours & Miseries 30 Nothing betrays them but the headlong waterfalls. †c. poetic and literary. Upside down. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective] enversed?1440 inverse?1440 turned1513 overturned1561 inversed1592 inverted1598 topsy-turvy1618 downside up1683 headlong1713 upturned1816 Antipodean1853 upside down1866 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 9 Oft in her Glass the musing Shepherd spies The headlong Mountains and the downward Skies. 1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio III. xvii. 378 Even the Mountains are there, but in a head-long Posture... They quiver in this floating Mirror. Derivatives † ˈheadlong-wise adv. Obsolete headlong; precipitately. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge > headlong divelingc1225 headlonga1382 headlingc1384 headlingsa1398 headlongsc1540 headstoopsc1540 headlong-wise1573 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos xi. sig. Ii.iij Both ioyntly headlong wise [L. praecipites] with dubled fall to ground she feld. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 29 Should still run on end, and headlongwise fall unto such base varlets. 1613 J. Davies Muses-teares sig. C3 It, past the lowest ebbe, fell headlong-wise. 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headlongv.

headlongadv.adj.

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