What does pell-mell mean?
Definitions for pell-mell
ˈpɛlˈmɛlpell-mell
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Princeton's WordNet
helter-skelter, pell-melladverb
with undue hurry and confusion
"a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"
harum-scarum, pell-melladverb
in a wild or reckless manner
"dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs"
Wiktionary
pell-melladverb
In haste, uncontrolledly.
pell-melladjective
Hasty, uncontrolled.
Etymology: pêle-mêle
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pell-mell
Pell-mell refers to a situation marked by confusion, disorder, or chaotic activity. It's often used to describe things done in hurried carelessness or in an uncontrolled manner.
Webster Dictionary
Pell-mellnoun
see Pall-mall
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pell-mell
pel-mel′, adv. in great confusion: promiscuously: in a disorderly manner—also written Pêle-mêle.—n. Pell-mell′ (same as Pall-mall). [O. Fr. pesle-mesle (Fr. pêle-mêle), -mesle being from O. Fr. mesler (Fr. mêler), to mix—Low L. misculāre—L. miscēre; and pesle, a rhyming addition, perh. influenced by Fr. pelle, shovel.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pell-mell
In utter confusion; with disorderly mixture; with confused violence; as, the battle was a confused heap, the ground unequal, men, horses, chariots, crowded pell-mell.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pell-mell in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pell-mell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- بخليطArabic
- hulter til bulterDanish
- durcheinanderGerman
- φύρδην μίγδηνGreek
- شلوغ پلوغPersian
- mullin mallinFinnish
- तितर-बितरHindi
- tdk teraturIndonesian
- alla rinfusaItalian
- בִּמְבוּכָהHebrew
- desordenadamentePortuguese
- беспорядочно, вперемешку, беспорядочныйRussian
- huller om bullerSwedish
- நாலாப்புறங்களிலும் சிதறிTamil
- อลหม่านThai
- apar toparTurkish
- اویوستیتUrdu
- hổn loạnVietnamese
- 乱七八糟Chinese
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