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Meaning of higgledy-piggledy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

higgledy-piggledy

Pronunciation:/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A disordered jumble; a confusion.

adjective

Definitions

  1. In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.

    Example: I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.

adverb

Definitions

  1. In a confused, disordered, or random way.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/higgledy-piggledy

higgledy-piggledy

Pronunciation:/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A double-dactyl; a short poem with eight lines in dactylic meter.

  2. Any of various word games using rhyming compounds or dactylic words or phrases.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/higgledy-piggledy

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