higgledy-piggledyadv.n.adj.

/ˈhɪɡ(ə)ldɪˈpɪɡ(ə)ldi/

Forms: 1500s–1700s higle- -pigle-, 1600s– higgle- -piggle-, hickle- -pickle-; 1500s -di, -die, 1500s–1600s -de, -tee, 1600s– -dy, 1700s -te, 1800s -ty.

Etymology: A rhyming compound of obscure origin. Mainly an example of ‘vocal gesture’, the odd conformation of the word answering to the thing described; whether founded on pig , with some reference to the disorderly and utterly irregular fashion in which a herd of these animals huddle together, is uncertain, though examples show that such an association has often been present to persons using it. If the collateral higly-pigly adv. and adj. were the original form, the sequence pig, pigly, higly-pigly would be not unlikely.

A. adv.

Without any order of position or direction; in huddled or jumbled confusion and disorder; with heads and tails in any or every direction. Usually contemptuous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adverb]

unorderly1488

confusedly1553

disorderlya1577

higgledy-piggledy1598

higly-pigly1664

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Snatchingly, higledi-pigledie, shiftingly, nap and run.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Pelmell, helterskelter, higledi-pigledie.

1674 tr. P. M. de la Martinière New Voy. Northern Countries 34 They ly higgledy piggledy, master, mistress, children, men and maid-servants alltogether.

1682 E. Hickeringill Black Non-Conformist xvii. 58 Rashly, hand over-head, Hickletee-Pickletee.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Higglede-piggledy, all together, as Hoggs and Piggs lie.

1718 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) III. 39 Not [to] set down at random, higgle-de-piggledy, whatever comes into his Noddle.

1792 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) I. 366 The officers..lying higgledy piggledy on the ground with the common men.

1838 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1883) 187 Pigs, on a march, do not subject themselves to any leader among themselves, but pass on, higgledy-piggledy, without regard to age or sex.

1849 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 375 I will write higglety-pigglety just as subjects occur.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters 122 Our belongings, piled higgledy-piggledy, and upside down, about the floor.

B. n.

A confusion; a disorderly jumble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [noun] > a disorderly collection

rabblea1398

hotchpotc1405

hotchpotchc1410

mishmashc1475

gaggle?1478

chaos?1550

humble-jumble1550

huddle1587

wilderness1594

lurry1607

hatterc1626

farragoa1637

bumble1648

higgledy-piggledy1659

jumble1661

clutter1666

hugger-mugger1674

litter1730

imbroglio1753

confusion1791

cludder1801

hurrah's nest1829

hotter1834

welter1857

muddle1863

splatter1895

shamble1926

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a confused assemblage or mixture

mishmashc1475

rabblement1539

mingle-mangle1549

bumble broth1572

bumble-bath1595

mash1601

colluvies1647

bumble1648

farrago1650

higgledy-piggledy1659

jumble1661

farrage1698

tumble1755

pie1837

Sargasso Sea1855

wirrwarra1866

chop suey1888

dog's breakfast1892

dog's dinner1902

sargasso1934

paella1939

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 347 An higglede piggedle of Preachers.

1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) lxii. 184 The Massie Body of which Higgle-de Piggle-de is joyn'd and soder'd together with a feign'd Sanctimony.

1859 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 241 Herschel says my book ‘is the law of higgledy-piggledy’.

1880 E. Thring Let. H. D. Harper in Daily News (1897) 12 Feb. 6/3 Higgledy-piggledy has been solemnly dethroned.

C. adj.

Void of order or regular plan; confused, jumbled; topsy-turvy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective]

troublec1374

misorderlya1568

unorderly1578

luxate1597

incomposed1608

methodless1609

tumultuary1609

unordered1621

disorderly1632

higgledy-piggledy1676

rantum-scantum1695

throughother1720

rough and tumble1818

ramshackle1820

skimble-skamble1826

ahoo1828

disordinate1840

disorganic1841

ramshackly1883

rantum-scootum1885

tumultuarious1895

ragtime1917

inchoate1922

higgledya1953

shambolic1970

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > jumbled

hotchpotch1556

jumbled1611

mishmash1652

shuffled1683

confused1776

rough and tumble1858

jumbly1864

higgledy-piggledy1866

mincemeaty1870

deurmekaar1871

humble-jumbled1940

higgledya1953

1662 Essex Probate Rec. I. 400 Two higle pigledee Lotts..10 acres of meadow in ye bareberri meadows.]

1676 Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. LVI. 300 One-half of a higledee pigledee lot of salt marsh.

1832 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) II. 483 Robert the Devil is brought out in a higgledy-piggledy manner at various theatres.

1866 Sat. Rev. 2 June 647/1 Our principle of arrangement was the great higgledy-piggledy plan.

1890 Daily News 8 Jan. 3/1 In a higgledy-piggledy world like this it is impossible to make very nice distinctions between good luck and good work.

Derivatives

ˌhiggledy-ˈpiggledyness n. the quality or condition of being higgledy-piggledy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun]

derayc1300

disray13..

disordinancec1374

unordaininga1382

perturbationa1398

disarrayc1410

misordera1513

disorder1530

confusionc1540

mistemper1549

indisposition1598

ataxy1615

disordination1626

indigestion1630

tumble1634

discomposure1641

incomposure1644

dyscrasy1647

dislocation1659

disarrayment1661

disjuncture1683

rack and manger1687

rantum-scantum1695

derangement1737

disarrangement1790

misarray1810

havoc1812

unhingement1817

mingle-mangleness1827

bedevilment1843

higgledy-piggledyness1854

ramshackledom1897

inchoateness1976

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [noun]

indisposition1598

indisposednessa1677

higgledy-piggledyness1854

1854 Punch 18 Nov. 204/1 That structural higgledi~pigglediness.

1918 A. Bennett Roll-call i. i. 12 An agreeable and original higgledy-piggledyness!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	higgledy-piggledy
释义	higgledy-piggledyadv.n.adj. /ˈhɪɡ(ə)ldɪˈpɪɡ(ə)ldi/ Forms: 1500s–1700s higle- -pigle-, 1600s– higgle- -piggle-, hickle- -pickle-; 1500s -di, -die, 1500s–1600s -de, -tee, 1600s– -dy, 1700s -te, 1800s -ty. Etymology: A rhyming compound of obscure origin. Mainly an example of ‘vocal gesture’, the odd conformation of the word answering to the thing described; whether founded on pig , with some reference to the disorderly and utterly irregular fashion in which a herd of these animals huddle together, is uncertain, though examples show that such an association has often been present to persons using it. If the collateral higly-pigly adv. and adj. were the original form, the sequence pig, pigly, higly-pigly would be not unlikely. A. adv. Without any order of position or direction; in huddled or jumbled confusion and disorder; with heads and tails in any or every direction. Usually contemptuous. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adverb] unorderly1488 confusedly1553 disorderlya1577 higgledy-piggledy1598 higly-pigly1664 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Snatchingly, higledi-pigledie, shiftingly, nap and run. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Pelmell, helterskelter, higledi-pigledie. 1674 tr. P. M. de la Martinière New Voy. Northern Countries 34 They ly higgledy piggledy, master, mistress, children, men and maid-servants alltogether. 1682 E. Hickeringill Black Non-Conformist xvii. 58 Rashly, hand over-head, Hickletee-Pickletee. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Higglede-piggledy, all together, as Hoggs and Piggs lie. 1718 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) III. 39 Not [to] set down at random, higgle-de-piggledy, whatever comes into his Noddle. 1792 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) I. 366 The officers..lying higgledy piggledy on the ground with the common men. 1838 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1883) 187 Pigs, on a march, do not subject themselves to any leader among themselves, but pass on, higgledy-piggledy, without regard to age or sex. 1849 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 375 I will write higglety-pigglety just as subjects occur. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters 122 Our belongings, piled higgledy-piggledy, and upside down, about the floor. B. n. A confusion; a disorderly jumble. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [noun] > a disorderly collection rabblea1398 hotchpotc1405 hotchpotchc1410 mishmashc1475 gaggle?1478 chaos?1550 humble-jumble1550 huddle1587 wilderness1594 lurry1607 hatterc1626 farragoa1637 bumble1648 higgledy-piggledy1659 jumble1661 clutter1666 hugger-mugger1674 litter1730 imbroglio1753 confusion1791 cludder1801 hurrah's nest1829 hotter1834 welter1857 muddle1863 splatter1895 shamble1926 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a confused assemblage or mixture mishmashc1475 rabblement1539 mingle-mangle1549 bumble broth1572 bumble-bath1595 mash1601 colluvies1647 bumble1648 farrago1650 higgledy-piggledy1659 jumble1661 farrage1698 tumble1755 pie1837 Sargasso Sea1855 wirrwarra1866 chop suey1888 dog's breakfast1892 dog's dinner1902 sargasso1934 paella1939 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 347 An higglede piggedle of Preachers. 1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) lxii. 184 The Massie Body of which Higgle-de Piggle-de is joyn'd and soder'd together with a feign'd Sanctimony. 1859 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 241 Herschel says my book ‘is the law of higgledy-piggledy’. 1880 E. Thring Let. H. D. Harper in Daily News (1897) 12 Feb. 6/3 Higgledy-piggledy has been solemnly dethroned. C. adj. Void of order or regular plan; confused, jumbled; topsy-turvy. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective] troublec1374 misorderlya1568 unorderly1578 luxate1597 incomposed1608 methodless1609 tumultuary1609 unordered1621 disorderly1632 higgledy-piggledy1676 rantum-scantum1695 throughother1720 rough and tumble1818 ramshackle1820 skimble-skamble1826 ahoo1828 disordinate1840 disorganic1841 ramshackly1883 rantum-scootum1885 tumultuarious1895 ragtime1917 inchoate1922 higgledya1953 shambolic1970 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > jumbled hotchpotch1556 jumbled1611 mishmash1652 shuffled1683 confused1776 rough and tumble1858 jumbly1864 higgledy-piggledy1866 mincemeaty1870 deurmekaar1871 humble-jumbled1940 higgledya1953 1662 Essex Probate Rec. I. 400 Two higle pigledee Lotts..10 acres of meadow in ye bareberri meadows.] 1676 Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. LVI. 300 One-half of a higledee pigledee lot of salt marsh. 1832 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) II. 483 Robert the Devil is brought out in a higgledy-piggledy manner at various theatres. 1866 Sat. Rev. 2 June 647/1 Our principle of arrangement was the great higgledy-piggledy plan. 1890 Daily News 8 Jan. 3/1 In a higgledy-piggledy world like this it is impossible to make very nice distinctions between good luck and good work. Derivatives ˌhiggledy-ˈpiggledyness n. the quality or condition of being higgledy-piggledy. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] derayc1300 disray13.. disordinancec1374 unordaininga1382 perturbationa1398 disarrayc1410 misordera1513 disorder1530 confusionc1540 mistemper1549 indisposition1598 ataxy1615 disordination1626 indigestion1630 tumble1634 discomposure1641 incomposure1644 dyscrasy1647 dislocation1659 disarrayment1661 disjuncture1683 rack and manger1687 rantum-scantum1695 derangement1737 disarrangement1790 misarray1810 havoc1812 unhingement1817 mingle-mangleness1827 bedevilment1843 higgledy-piggledyness1854 ramshackledom1897 inchoateness1976 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [noun] indisposition1598 indisposednessa1677 higgledy-piggledyness1854 1854 Punch 18 Nov. 204/1 That structural higgledi~pigglediness. 1918 A. Bennett Roll-call i. i. 12 An agreeable and original higgledy-piggledyness! 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