HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY


Meaning of HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhi-gəl-dē-ˈpi-gəl-dē ]

adverb

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1598

: in a confused, disordered, or random manner

tiny hovels piled higgledy-piggledy against each other — Edward Behr

• higgledy-piggledy adjective

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