higgledy-piggledy

hig·gle·dy-pig·gle·dy  (hgl-d-pgl-d)

adv.

In utter disorder or confusion: "There is something delightfully and liberatingly ludicrous about parading higgledy-piggledy in a line of walkers of all shapes and sizes" (Christa Worthington).

adj.

Topsy-turvy; jumbled.

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higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪg^əldɪˈpɪg^əldɪ] Informal

adj & adv

in a jumble

n

a muddle

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	higgledy-piggledy - in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy, disorderly untidy - 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

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higgledy-piggledy (Informal)

adjective

haphazard, muddled, jumbled, indiscriminate, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, pell-mell books stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the floor

adverb

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

Translations

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ]

A. ADV [be] → en desorden; [do] → de cualquier modo, a la buena de Dios

B. ADJ → revuelto, desordenado

higgledy-piggledy

adv → durcheinander, wie Kraut und Rüben (inf)

adj → durcheinander; (= confused) → wirr

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ]

1. adj → buttato/a alla rinfusa

2. adv → alla rinfusa

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higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ]

1. adj → buttato/a alla rinfusa

2. adv → alla rinfusa