face first

A form of facefirst — Violently forward, with one's face foremost.

Meanings

adverbface first (comparative more face first, superlative most face first)

comparative more face first · superlative most face first

  1. alternativeAlternative form of facefirst.

    She went face first into the back of a chair that didn't budge with the weight of the man sitting in it.

    2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 32, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 164
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Chicago

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