Facefirst

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Violently forward, with one's face foremost. not-comparable

    "Fejes was thrown facefirst to the snow and remained down for several minutes but walked off the course on his own."

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"Fejes was thrown facefirst to the snow and remained down for several minutes but walked off the course on his own."

Etymology

From face + first.

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