headlong

Englanti

Adjektiivi

headlong (ei vertailuasteita)

1. päätäpahkainen

Etymologia

yhdyssana sanoista head ja long

Lainaukset

1880. Dickens, Charles. The Letters of Charles Dickens. Gutenberg (digitoitu versio)

In desperation I went out to the Barrières last Sunday on a headlong walk, and came back with my very eyebrows smeared with mud.

Liittyvät sanat

Synonyymit

• head-first

Adverbi

headlong (ei vertailuasteita)

1. pää edellä, suin päin

Lainaukset

1919. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. Gutenberg (digitoitu versio)

The gate had been purposely left ajar to tempt me on. The guards had been schooled well in their part of the conspiracy; and I, more like a schoolboy than a seasoned warrior, ran headlong into the trap.

Liittyvät sanat

Synonyymit

• recklessly