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HEDL-ong/ˈhedlɒŋ/

Headlong means with the head first, or in a rush without thought: rush headlong, a headlong cut (also an adjective). Head and rush (already in the dictionary) are everyday; a sudden cut to the night bus is still a catchment hole.

Meaning

With the head first; in a rush, without thought (also adjective; from head, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A headlong cut to the night bus is still a catchment hole.”
• “Rashly is the manner twin. Head is already in this course. Speed is a vibe. A last-service time is a file. Keep the bus, or name the exclusion; do not baptise the hole as agility.”

Good to know

Head first; rashly hurried. Everyday: rush (already in the dictionary). Speed ≠ a night bus.

Near in meaning

rashly, precipitately, hurriedly

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