Headlong

/ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ/ adverb, adjective

Moving forward with the head first, or doing something recklessly without thinking ahead.

Formed from 'head' and the Old English '-long' (along), literally meaning 'along the head' or 'head foremost.' By the 14th century it came to mean acting rashly or impetuously.

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