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单词 higgledy-piggledy
释义 hig·gle·dy-pig·gle·dy
I. adverb
also hig·gle·ty-pig·gle·ty \|higəld]ē|pigəld]ē, -lt]...lt], ]i|...]i\
Etymology: origin unknown
: in confusion : without order or coherence : topsy-turvy
 < everything was heaped higgledy-piggledy on the luggage racks — Leonide Zarine >
II. adjective
also higglety-pigglety \“\
: confused, jumbled
 < a higgledy-piggledy patchwork of … overlapping powers — F.D.Roosevelt >
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