PELL-MELL


Meaning of PELL-MELL in English

pell-mell /ˌpel ˈmel◂/ BrE AmE adverb old-fashioned

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pesle mesle , from mesler 'to mix' ]

quickly and in an uncontrolled way:

The children ran pell-mell out of school.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.