pell-mell also pell·mell (p l ml)adv. 1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter. 2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong: "I went to work pell-mell, blotted several sheets of paper with choice floating thoughts" (Washington Irving). [French pêle-mêle, from Old French pesle mesle, probably reduplication of mesle, imperative of mesler, to mix; see meddle.] pell -mell adj. & n. |
pell-mell [ˈpɛlˈmɛl]
adv
1. in a confused headlong rush the hounds ran pell-mell into the yard
2. in a disorderly manner the things were piled pell-mell in the room
adj
disordered; tumultuous a pell-mell rush for the exit
n
disorder; confusion
[from Old French pesle-mesle, jingle based on mesler to meddle]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | pell-mell - with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| Adv. | 1. | pell-mell - in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" |
pell-mell
adverb
helter-skelter, rashly, hastily, hurriedly, recklessly, full tilt, precipitously, impetuously, heedlessly, posthaste We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen.
adjective
disorderly, confused, chaotic, tumultuous, haphazard, disorganized a pell-mell stampede
Translations
pell-mell [ˈpelˈmel] ADV [rush] → en tropel, atropelladamente
their belongings were piled pell-mell into the trucks → metieron de cualquier manera sus pertenencias en los camiones
their belongings were piled pell-mell into the trucks → metieron de cualquier manera sus pertenencias en los camiones
pell-mell
adv → durcheinander, wie Kraut und Rüben (inf); (with vbs of motion) → in heillosem Durcheinander
adv pell-mell [pelˈmel]
quickly and in disorder or great confusion The children rushed in pell-mell. holderstebolder شَذَر مَذَر، بِفَوْضى безразборно zmateně, sem a tam hovedkulds durcheinander φύρδην μίγδην atropelladamente uisapäisa باشتاب؛ با بینظمی suin päin pêle-mêle בְּעִרבּוּביָה हड़बड़ी से, अव्यवस्थित रूप से navrat-nanos,u neredu összevissza tunggang langgang í óreiðu/einni bendu disordinatamente わっと 허둥지둥, 뒤죽박죽으로 padrikai, netvarkingai pa galvu pa kaklu pontang-panting door elkaar hulter til bulter; hals over hode bezładnie de roldão în dezordine беспорядочно;сломя голову sem a tam križem kražem užurbano huller om buller ยุ่งเหยิง paldır küldür, telâşla 混亂地 стрімголов; упереміш افراتفري ميں، گڈمڈ ہو کر hỗn loạn 混乱地
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