higgledy-piggledy
/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/
noun
- 1
A disordered jumble; a confusion.
adjective
- 1
In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.
“I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.”
adverb
- 1
In a confused, disordered, or random way.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A double-dactyl; a short poem with eight lines in dactylic meter.
- 2
Any of various word games using rhyming compounds or dactylic words or phrases.
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