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Meaning of pell-mell in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /pɛlˈmɛl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    pell-mell

    Definitions

    1. with undue hurry and confusion

    Examples

    • « a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause »
    • « a pell-mell dash for the train »

    Synonyms

    • hurried
  2. Adverb

    pell-mell

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from French pêle-mêle, from earlier pesle mesle, mesle pesle, reduplication from mesler‘to mix’

    Definitions

    1. in a wild or reckless manner

    Examples

    • « dashing harum-scarum all over the place »
    • « running pell-mell up the stairs »

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