pell-mell
Collocations
4ADJ.
imaginable, most, together
VERB + PELL-MELL
battle, fought, presents, put, time
PELL-MELL + NOUN
bag, confusion, hauocke
PREP.
in, since, upon
Definitions
adj
Hasty and uncontrolled.
Nor moody Beggars, ſtaruing for a time / Of pell-mell hauocke, and confusion.
These present the appearance of masses of water-worn gravel, mixed in the most pell mell confusion, the boulders being often of very large size; but I observed no striae, nor any of the blue tenacious clay of the Till, which it so much resembled.
adv
In haste and chaos; uncontrolledly, confusedly.
But ſeeing that there the murdring Enemie, / Peſle-meſle, purſued them like a ſtorme of hayle, / They gan retyre vvhere Iuba vvas encampt; […]
Never was there a great battle fought more pell-mell, since war began; never was valor so completely thrown away.
noun
Alternative form of pall mall (“ball game”).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — with undue hurry and confusion
adverb — in a wild or reckless manner
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Nor moody Beggars, ſtaruing for a time / Of pell-mell hauocke, and confusion.
WiktionaryThese present the appearance of masses of water-worn gravel, mixed in the most pell mell confusion, the boulders being often of very large size; but I observed no striae, nor any of the blue tenacious
WiktionaryThe whole district presents the most pell-mell throwing together imaginable.
WiktionaryBut ſeeing that there the murdring Enemie, / Peſle-meſle, purſued them like a ſtorme of hayle, / They gan retyre vvhere Iuba vvas encampt; […]
WiktionaryNever was there a great battle fought more pell-mell, since war began; never was valor so completely thrown away.
WiktionaryThe table was covered with a confusion of papers, books, pamphlets, all heaped upon one another pell-mell; […]
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