different between headlong vs furious

English

Etymology

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?dl??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?dl??/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?h?dl??/
• Rhymes: -?dl??
• Hyphenation: head?long

Adverb

headlong (not comparable)

1. With the head first or down.
2. With an unrestrained forward motion.

   Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.

3. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily

Antonyms

• arselong (UK dialect)

Translations

Adjective

headlong (comparative more headlong, superlative most headlong)

1. Precipitous.
2. Plunging downwards head foremost.
3. Rushing forward without restraint.
4. (figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
   • 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, II:

     “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.

Derived terms

• headlongness
• headlongs

Translations

Verb

headlong (third-person singular simple present headlongs, present participle headlonging, simple past and past participle headlonged)

1. (transitive) To precipitate.

Anagrams

• Hogeland

English

Etymology

From Old French furieus, from Latin furi?sus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fj??.???s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fj??.i.?s/, /?fj?.i.?s/
• Hyphenation: fu?ri?ous
• Rhymes: -???i?s

Adjective

furious (comparative more furious, superlative most furious)

1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Derived terms

• fast and furious
• furiousness
• overfurious

Translations