headfirst

/hˈɛdfˈɝst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

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adv

adj

"Sheffield was not going to stop being Sheffield just because he had dived headfirst into the lusts of the flesh."
"Over the past two years, Silicon Valley’s leaders and investors — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in weapons and war — have plunged headfirst into the military industrial complex."

From head + first.

feet first

first worst burst reversed cursed thirst dispersed immersed versed coerced interspersed hurst

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How do you pronounce headfirst?

The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛdfˈɝst/.

What does headfirst mean?

With the head in front; headlong.

Where does headfirst come from?

From head + first.

How to pronounce headfirst

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