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pell-mell
pell-mell also pell·mell P0156900 (pĕl′mĕl′)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) adv1. 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. adjdisordered; tumultuous: a pell-mell rush for the exit. ndisorder; confusion[C16: from Old French pesle-mesle, jingle based on mesler to meddle]pell-mell or pell•mell (ˈpɛlˈmɛl)
adv. 1. in a recklessly hurried manner. 2. in a disordered mass. adj. 3. disorderly or confused. 4. overhasty or precipitate; rash. n. 5. a jumbled mass, crowd, etc. 6. disorderly, headlong haste. [1570–80; < Middle French pelemele, Old French pesle mesle, rhyming compound based on mesler to mix. See meddle] Thesaurus| 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"helter-skelterhurried - 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"harum-scarum |
pell-melladverb1. helter-skelter, rashly, hastily, hurriedly, recklessly, full tilt, precipitously, impetuously, heedlessly, posthaste We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen.adjective1. disorderly, confused, chaotic, tumultuous, haphazard, disorganized a pell-mell stampedeTranslationspell-mell (pelˈmel) adverb quickly and in disorder or great confusion. The children rushed in pell-mell. 混亂地 混乱地
pell-mell
pell-mell1. adverb In a frantic, confused, and disorderly manner; quickly and out of control. As the final bell of the semester rang, students ran pell-mell out the doors and into their summer of freedom.2. adjective Frantic, disorderly, and out of control. The pell-mell traffic of India can be shocking to tourists who are used to more orderly streets.3. noun Frantic and tumultuous disorder. The suspect managed to slip away among the horrible pell-mell that ensued.pell-mell
Related to pell-mell: predominantly, coyly, suspiciouslySynonyms for pell-melladv helter-skelterSynonyms- helter-skelter
- rashly
- hastily
- hurriedly
- recklessly
- full tilt
- precipitously
- impetuously
- heedlessly
- posthaste
adj disorderlySynonyms- disorderly
- confused
- chaotic
- tumultuous
- haphazard
- disorganized
Synonyms for pell-melladj with undue hurry and confusionSynonymsRelated Wordsadv in a wild or reckless mannerSynonyms |