facefirst

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From face +‎ first.

Adverb

facefirst (not comparable)

  1. 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[1]:
      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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