Pronunciation: ˌ pel- ' mel
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle French pelemele
Date: 1590
1 : in mingled confusion or disorder <papers strewn pell-mell on the desk>
2 : in confused haste <ran pell-mell for the door>
– pell-mell adjective or noun
Pronunciation: ˌ pel- ' mel
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle French pelemele
Date: 1590
1 : in mingled confusion or disorder <papers strewn pell-mell on the desk>
2 : in confused haste <ran pell-mell for the door>
– pell-mell adjective or noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012