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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[Origin unknown.]

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higgledy-piggledy informal

Adjective

in a muddle

Adverb

in a muddle [origin unknown]

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 1. haphazard, muddled, jumbled, indiscriminate, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, pell-mell

adverb 2. haphazardly, all over the place, anyhow, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, all over the shop (informal) pell-mell, confusedly, any old how

Translations

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ] adv → en desorden, de cualquier modo

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ] adv → pêle-mêle, dans le plus grand désordre

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ] adj → durcheinander

higgledy-piggledy [ˈhɪgldɪˈpɪgldɪ] adv → alla rinfusa