headforemost

American  

[hed-fawr-mohst, -muhst, -fohr-] / ˈhɛdˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, -ˈfoʊr- /

adverb

1. headfirst.

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Etymology

Origin of headforemost

First recorded in 1615–25; head + foremost

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Example Sentences

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headforemost

I forget even Miss ——, and dive headforemost into the billows.

From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Claudia B. Kidwell

He just pitched headforemost into the cause, and stirred up that great congregation like a tornado.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

Here Wojtek's wisdom suddenly became aware of a pitfall into which it might be easier to tumble headforemost than to come out again.

From Tales by Polish Authors by Various

Eric, who had followed his chum headforemost into the water hardly half a second later, swam around waiting for the other to come up.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Leyland, as generally happens, wriggled headforemost into what might be termed the pocket of the net, and it cost me some trouble to extricate him.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

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