topsy-turvily

top·sy-tur·vy

T0275300 (tŏp′sē-tûr′vē)adv.1. With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.2. In or into a state of utter disorder or confusion: "turning our ordered life topsy-turvy" (Anne Tyler).adj. top·sy-tur·vi·er, top·sy-tur·vi·est 1. Turned or positioned upside down; inverted.2. Confused or disordered.n. pl. top·sy-tur·vies The quality or condition of being topsy-turvy.

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[Probably from top + obsolete terve, to overturn (from Middle English terven).]

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top′sy-tur′vi·ly adv.top′sy-tur′vi·ness n.

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Adv.

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topsy-turvily - in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"head over heels, heels over head, in great confusion, topsy-turvy