breakneck en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From break + neck.
Meanings
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Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
The line to Dunières conists of a series of breakneck descents almost invariably ended by a violent curve and followed immediately by a panting climb, on which the engine barked thunderously but failed unhappily to maintain its booked speed of 13 m.p.h.
1961 November, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 668:breakneck pace
He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
The use of machine learning in this field is hardly new, but the breakneck pace at which it is improving is worrying, Lund says: “With the advent of ChatGPT, the future is bleak.”
2023 June 27, Clea Skopeliti, “‘The future is bleak’: how AI concerns are shaping graduate’s career choices”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more breakneck | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most breakneck | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
sv halsbrytande (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a toda carrera (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · nl halsbrekend (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a velocidad de vértigo (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · tr kafa göz yarabilen (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · de halsbrecherisch (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es disparado (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · it all'impazzata (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · tr son derece tehlikeli (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a toda ostia (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a toda leche (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · uk стрімголо́в (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a tumba abierta (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a toda pastilla (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es como alma que lleva el diablo (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · it a rompicollo (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es como relámpago (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · it a rotta di collo (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a todo vapor (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · es a toda máquina (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · fi vinha (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) · uk з карколо́мною шви́дкістю (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)