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    pell-mell
    /ˈpelˈmel/

    adverb

    adjective

    • 1. recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong: "steering the pell-mell development of Europe onto a new and more gradual course"

    noun

    • 1. a state of affairs or collection of things characterized by haste or confusion: "the pell-mell of ascending gables and roof tiles"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pell-mellPell-mell Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PELL-MELL is in mingled confusion or disorder. How to use pell-mell in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPELL-MELL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PELL-MELL definition: 1. very fast and not organized: 2. very fast and not organized: . Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPELL-MELL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. in a confused headlong rush 2. in a disorderly manner 3. disordered; tumultuous 4. disorder; confusion.... Click for more definitions.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPELL-MELL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PELL-MELL meaning: 1. very fast and not organized: 2. very fast and not organized: . Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pell-mellPell-mell - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    pell-mell: 1 adv in a wild or reckless manner “running pell-mell up the stairs” Synonyms: harum-scarum adj with undue hurry and confusion “a pell-mell dash for the train” Synonyms: helter-skelter hurried moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › pell-mellPELL-MELL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pell-mell definition: in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner.. See examples of PELL-MELL used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpell-mell adverb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    The children rushed pell-mell down the stairs. Word Origin late 16th cent.: from French pêle-mêle, from earlier pesle mesle, mesle pesle, reduplication from mesler ‘to mix’. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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    pell-mell, adv., adj., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › pell-mellPell-mell - definition of pell-mell by The Free Dictionary

    Define pell-mell. pell-mell synonyms, pell-mell pronunciation, pell-mell translation, English dictionary definition of pell-mell. also pell·mell adv. 1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter. 2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong: "I went to work pell-mell, ...

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pell-mellpell-mell | meaning of pell-mell in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pell-mell pell-mell / ˌpel ˈmel / adverb old-fashioned FAST/QUICK quickly and in an uncontrolled way The children ran pell-mell out of school. Examples from the Corpus pell-mell • Rioters were rushing pell-mell through the streets. Origin pell-mell (1500-1600) Old French pesle mesle, from ...