facefirst

English

Alternative forms

face-first

Etymology

face +‎ first

Adverb

facefirst (not comparable)

Violently forward, with one's face foremost.
- 2007 January 28, Matt Higgins, “Hoping That X Games Can Turn White Into Green”, in New York Times‎:
  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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