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higgledy-piggledy
/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/
noun 3adj 1adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, casual
VERB + HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY
end, erected
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY + NOUN
agglomeration, controversies, fronts, patchwork, room
PREP.
around, up
Definitions
adj
1
In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.
I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.
The houses of the central village were quite unlike the casual and higgledy-piggledy agglomeration of the mountain villages he knew.
adv
1
In a confused, disordered, or random way.
There is no kind of arrangement as regards the buildings they are erected "higgledy-piggledy;" backs to fronts, anyhow, with narrow passages between.
noun
1
A disordered jumble; a confusion.
A Higgledy-Piggledy of Controversies and Opinions on various intereſting Subjects
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — in utter disorder
adverb — in a disordered manner
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.
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The houses of the central village were quite unlike the casual and higgledy-piggledy agglomeration of the mountain villages he knew.
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For many years we have all known that the executive and administrative departments of the Government in Washington are a higgledy-piggledy patchwork of duplicate responsibilities and overlapping power
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There is no kind of arrangement as regards the buildings they are erected "higgledy-piggledy;" backs to fronts, anyhow, with narrow passages between.
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A Higgledy-Piggledy of Controversies and Opinions on various intereſting Subjects
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Higgledy-piggledies are more sophisticated than clerihews: they comprise double dactyls and rhymes and aren't always biographical.
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