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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
headlong/ˈhedlɒŋ/

▶adverb & adjective

1 with the head foremost.

2 in a rush; with reckless haste.

– origin ME headling, from head + the adverbial suffix -ling.

'headlong' also found in these Oxford entries:

charge - Gadarene - header - precipice - precipitate - purler - random - ruin - tumble

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