Headlong vs Inconsiderate - What's the difference?
headlong | inconsiderate | Related terms |
With the head first or down.
With an unrestrained forward motion.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Precipitous.
Plunging downwards head foremost.
Rushing forward without restraint.
(figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
* 1869 , RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone , II:
To precipitate.
* 1862 , Thomas Adams, The works of Thomas Adams :
* 1905 , Liberty Hyde Bailey, The outlook to nature :
Not considerate of others, thoughtless.
(obsolete) inconsiderable
Headlong is a related term of inconsiderate.
As adjectives the difference between headlong and inconsiderate
is that headlong is precipitous while inconsiderate is not considerate of others, thoughtless.As an adverb headlong
is with the head first or down.As a verb headlong
is to precipitate.headlong
English
Adverb
(-)- Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.
Antonyms
* (l) (UK dialect)Adjective
(en adjective)- “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.
Derived terms
* headlongness * headlongsVerb
(en verb)- If a stranger be setting his pace and face toward some deep pit, or steep rock — such a precipice as the cliffs of Dover — how do we cry aloud to have him return ? yet in mean time forget the course of our own sinful ignorance, that headlongs us to confusion.
- Carriages went up and down in endless pageant. Trolley-cars rushed by, clanging and grinding as they headlonged into the side streets.
inconsiderate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Failing to replace the roll after using last of the toilet paper is very inconsiderate .
