breakneck
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leatherDangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
» The motorcycle started in pursuit at breakneck speed.
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1 sensesDangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
breakneck pace
He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
halsbrecherisch
стрімголо́вstrimholóv, з карколо́мною шви́дкістюz karkolómnoju švýdkistju
- moving at very high speed
Examples
5 sentencesThe motorcycle started in pursuit at breakneck speed.
Digital technology is advancing at a breakneck pace.
She sped along at a breakneck pace!
deSie ist mit einer halsbrecherischen Geschwindigkeit dahingerast. — Waldelfe
Where is humanity headed, given this breakneck pace of advancement (is it even possible to stop it?) in artificial intelligence?
During the Age of Sail, the strong prevailing winds of the Roaring Forties propelled ships across the Pacific, often at breakneck speed.
Translations
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Origin
From break + neck.From break + neck.
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Forms
more breakneck, most breakneck| Comparative | more breakneck Lesson |
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| Superlative | most breakneck Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form