English
full tilt
Full tilt comes from English tilt ‘encounter in jousting’.
- English1500–presenttilt‘encounter in jousting’
- Englishtodayfull tilt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presenttilt‘encounter in jousting’
- Englishtodayfull tilt
Every English word from English tilt
Today it means
adv As quickly as possible; very rapidly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English tilt / full tilt