PELL-MELL


Meaning of PELL-MELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpelˈmel ]

adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 headlong, recklessly (rushed pell-mell out of the room). 2 in disorder or confusion (stuffed the papers together pell-mell). --adj. confused, tumultous. --n. confusion; a mixture. [F péle-méle, OF pesle mesle, mesle pesle, etc., redupl. of mesle f. mesler mix]

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