facefirst

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adverb

Violently forward, with one's face foremost.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbfacefirst (not comparable)

alternative face-first

  1. not comparableViolently forward, with one's face foremost.

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

    2007 January 28, Matt Higgins, “Hoping That X Games Can Turn White Into Green”, in New York Times

Origin

From face + first.

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Cite this entry
APA

facefirst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facefirst

MLA

“facefirst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facefirst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facefirst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facefirst.

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