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View synonyms for higgledy-piggledy

higgledy-piggledy

[hig-uhl-dee-pig-uhl-dee]

adverb

  1. in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter.

adjective

  1. confused; jumbled.

higgledy-piggledy

/ ˈhɪɡəldɪˈpɪɡəldɪ /

adjective

  1. in a jumble

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a muddle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of higgledy-piggledy1

First recorded in 1590–1600; rhyming compound of uncertain origin

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