Meaning Of The Word Pell-mell

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Pell-mell Meaning

Pell-mell Definition
Pell-mell Definition

What's The Definition Of Pell-mell?

pell-mell
If you move pell-mell somewhere, you move there in a hurried, uncontrolled way.

pell-mell in American English
a jumble; confusion; disorder
in a jumbled, confused mass or manner; without order or method
adjective: indiscriminate; disorderly; confused
adverb: in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner
noun: a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, etc

pell-mell in British English
adjective: disordered; tumultuous
adverb: in a confused headlong rush
noun: disorder; confusion

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