headforemost

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headforemost

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From head + foremost.

adverb

not comparable headfirst ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.
Similar: headfirst, headlong

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"headforemost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/headforemost. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"headforemost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/headforemost.

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@misc{headforemost_2026,
  title = {headforemost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headforemost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}