Adjective headlong has 2 senses
- hasty, headlong - excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"
Antonym: unhurried (indirect, via hurried)
- headfirst, headlong - with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
Antonym: backward (indirect, via forward)
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Adverbial headlong has 3 senses
- headlong, headfirst - with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
- headlong, precipitately - at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"
Derived from adjective headlong1
- headlong, rashly - in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
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