Higgledy-piggledy \Hig`gle*dy-pig"gle*dy\, adv.
In confusion; topsy-turvy. [Colloq.] --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
higgledy-piggledy
adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: disorderly,
hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy]
adv : in a disordered manner; "they were piled up
higgledy-piggledy" [syn: topsy-turvy]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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