25B6; adjective
at home, all was hugger-mugger : DISORDERLY, confused, disorganized, chaotic, muddled, haphazard, in a mess, in disarray, topsy-turvy; informal higgledy-piggledy; Brit. informal shambolic.
hugger-mugger dealings : CLANDESTINE, secret, covert, furtive, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, sneaky, sly, underhand; undercover, underground; informal hush-hush.
orderly, overt.