英语词汇“higgledy-piggledy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	higgledy-piggledy
释义	Trends of higgledy-piggledy View usage for: higgledy-piggledy (hɪgəldi pɪgəldi) adjective If you say that things are higgledy-piggledy, you mean that they are very disorganized and untidy. [informal] Books are often stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the floor. Synonyms: haphazard, muddled, jumbled, indiscriminate More Synonyms of higgledy-piggledy Higgledy-piggledy is also an adverb. A whole valley of boulders tossed higgledy-piggledy as though by some giant. More Synonyms of higgledy-piggledy higgledy-piggledy in British English (ˈhɪɡəldɪˈpɪɡəldɪ) informal adjective, adverb 1. in a jumble noun 2. a muddle higgledy-piggledy in American English (ˈhɪgəlˌdiˈ pɪgəlˌdi) adverb 1. in disorder; in jumbled confusion adjective 2. jumbled; confused Word origin redupl., prob. from pig Examples of 'higgledy-piggledy' in a sentence higgledy-piggledy Everything was shining clean, but it was higgledy-piggledy; and she could not cook. O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES (2001) Everything within was crowded together higgledy-piggledy, each booth jammed up against its neighbor. Robert Silverberg KING OF DREAMS (2001)
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Trends ofhiggledy-piggledy