higgledy-piggledy

hig·gle·dy-pig·gle·dy

H0190900 (hĭg′əl-dē-pĭg′əl-dē)adv. In utter disorder or confusion.adj. Topsy-turvy; jumbled.n. See double dactyl.

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higgledy-piggledy

(ˈhɪɡəldɪˈpɪɡəldɪ) adj, advin a jumblena muddle

hig•gle•dy-pig•gle•dy

(ˈhɪg əl diˈpɪg əl di)

adv. 1. in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter. adj. 2. confused; jumbled. [1590–1600; rhyming compound of uncertain orig.]

higgledy-piggledy

- Probably formed from pig and the animal's suggestions of mess and disorder.See also related terms for mess.

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Adj.	1.	higgledy-piggledy - in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy, disorderlyuntidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
Adv.	1.	higgledy-piggledy - in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"topsy-turvy

higgledy-piggledy

(Informal)adjective1. haphazard, muddled, jumbled, indiscriminate, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, pell-mell books stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the flooradverb1. haphazardly, all over the place, anyhow, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, all over the shop (informal), pell-mell, confusedly, any old how boulders tossed higgledy-piggledy as though by some giant

higgledy-piggledy

adjectiveCharacterized by physical confusion:chaotic, confused, disordered, helter-skelter, topsy-turvy, upside-down.Informal: mixed-up.

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